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Originally Posted by transplant99
And 24 pts in his last 90 games.
Context and sample size matter.
No question he has been better under Sutter though. Not nearly enough IMO to be anything but traded by tomorrow and get an asset from a guy that can re-sign once he becomes UFA if thats what the team and him want.
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Context and sample size does matter. 8 points in 15 games while playing for his first NHL head coach since his rookie season is pretty important context.
In the end though, it all depends on the path forward.
Is the team rebuilding (Gio, Johnny, Monahan traded for futures in the summer?)? If so, I could see an argument for qualifying Bennett and playing him as a centre next season. We need bodies, and perhaps he’d be worth more next trade deadline than this one simply if he’s getting played more (seems unlikely he’d be worth less than the pennies on the dollar he’s worth this one, and he could help us lose next year).
If the team isn’t rebuilding...well, we’re screwed anyways, so what does it matter?