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Originally Posted by Bingo
To me he's just not getting it done.
I don't think he's as bad as his detractors think, but he hasn't taken the opportunity and ran with it once again.
An off camp had him start on the fourth line. A terrible start for the third line had him promoted ... and there it was a chance. Playing with Backund and Mangiapane is all he could ask for. He didn't produce.
I like him at center too, but I like the Flames having a solid top six more, and the Tkachuk/Lindholm thing is working meaning there's no room at center.
But Bennett has had 4 1/3 games with players that he should be able to work with, and he's not producing. Is Backlund off to a slow start? That's probably part of it. But it's a show me league, and Bennett hasn't shown much.
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This has been the argument for 3 years now.
Yet there has been a LOT of denial of said argument. It was always mitigating factors instead, many simply untrue or irrelevant.
Its almost assured he is what he is, and has been, then, now, and going forward.
So to me the bigger question is what you do with him after the season if he isn't dealt beforehand which i doubt happens. Unless part of something bigger than a 1 for 1 deal im guessing they would want to see if he activates again for the post-season.
Exposure to the expansion draft is a given...but if Seattle doesnt bite, then what?
What do you pay a guy like that? Do they even qualify him at 2.5M?
He has arb rights as well.
There is a real possible scenario that he could walk for nothing and it may be the right choice for the team both short and long term to do so.