I hate to say it because I think it makes it seem like all the blame is on Sam Bennett which is not the case.....
But Sam Bennett not becoming the impact forward that his draft position should have delivered is the biggest set back to the Flames rebuild.
Even if we get Nylander or Ehlers level of production out of that spot we are probably in a much better position. Hell you could argue Bennett not working as intended actually starts the domino effect that leads us to signing James Neal.
Treliving actually kind of made up for that draft miss by turning a first and two seconds into Hamilton and then Hamilton + Ferland into Lindholm and Hanifin but it still stings.
It’s funny that for Calgary (Bennett), Edmonton (Puljujarvi), and Vancouver (Juolevi) it might be a draft miss from a similar spot in the draft that set back their team.
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