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Originally Posted by alan21
With Tre bringing in a high caliber goalie he really missed another important thing is to bring in a seasoned NHL coach with a good track record. Could've fixed the Bennett situation with a coach that knows what he's doing. The organization has mismanaged Bennett so badly. I believe he will be an effective top 6 player if given the right guidance and a prolonged opportunity to do so.
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Disagree - Ward and the rest of the coaching staff have already put the ball in Bennett's court by giving him the option of which position he wants to play. They are catering to 3rd/4th liner. What more do we want the coaches to do? He's been getting some time playing with Backlund and Monahan the last few games against the Jets... and quiet honestly hasn't looked like he can be a top6 player.
I get that some of the past coaches are partially to blame for his development, or lack there of, but other players have also gotten better under those same coaches as well (Ferland, Tkachuk, Mangiapane). I feel like at this point everything and everyone who can be blamed has been blamed, from coaches, to line mates, to utilization, to minutes etc etc, except for the player. At some point the responsibility has to be on the player to reach his potential.
I would love nothing more than to see Bennett prove all the doubters wrong and solidify himself as a top6 forward, either on the Flames or not, but from everything I've seen of him in the past number of seasons, it's getting harder and harder to qualify why and how that will happen.