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Originally Posted by Ashasx
If Bennett is a healthy scratch tonight and it's not trade related, it's absolutely indefensible by Ward.
Bennett hasn't been good, but he hasn't been nearly as bad as 3 or 4 other players that seem to be directly responsible for a goal against per game.
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Why should Bennett continuously get a free pass to play every night when he isn't getting the job done? The Flames are going nowhere if they don't get contributions from their bottom 6 beyond Backlund.
Guys like Bennett, Lucic, Ryan need to step up and start chipping in. What have they given the Flames aside from being completely overmatched whenever on the ice this year? 5 points combined while counting for roughly $9 million against the cap?
That kind of dough comes with expectations that you should be at least chipping in every few games with something more than not taking penalties or winning a few draws.