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Originally Posted by Bingo
So Bennett was great and Calgary held him back?
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I don't know what Bennett "was" or "is" but I don't think there's any denying that Bennett didn't have the opportunities needed to maximize whatever his potential was. Random 1 period 5v5 stints at RW, still no PP, are not that for a LHS center.
The Coyotes got their "just deserts" with Dylan Strome.
The Flames got their "just deserts" with MSL and Savard.
If you have a player in your organization, and for whatever reason that player succeeds elsewhere, then yeah, you failed to maximize the value of your asset.
If the player fails elsewhere, a la Lazar, then whatever, no Sens fan is losing sleep over him.
At this point, Sam Bennett deserves a change of scenery if for no other reason than this:
His coach said he would be seen as a center this season.
He played exactly one period at center, in between Milan Lucic and Joakim Nordstrom, a line anyone could predict to fail.
Here's a player who can kill penalties, but doesn't so otherwise useless vets like Nordstrom do.
Who can play PP, but doesn't so old vets like Lucic do.
Only time will tell how his career goes elsewhere. But Calgary is not the right situation for him. If for no other reason than the fact that they're already oversaturated with left shot forwards. A team with more right handed shot forwards would probably find a better niche for this player.
I reiterate - Calgary is not getting burned "if" he succeeds elsewhere. But since you seem to think he won't succeed elsewhere, than that scenario itself won't happen anyways.