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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Quite the debut for Sam. Happy for him and I hope he does well in Florida under Q.
That said, Joe Colborne once had a hat trick in his Colorado debut. It happens.
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Originally Posted by Sandman
I think Sam will turn into an excellent everyday NHLer, cuz......Flames.
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Sigh. Did anyone actually watch the game, or just go the scoresheet and make the determination of Bennett's play because of the point production? His "two" points were about as Sam Bennett as you would expect. A secondary assist on a bump back to the point from the half wall, which resulted in a shot (going wide) that was tipped in. The other point was on a shot from the point that hit him in the pants and the puck went to Huberdeau for a wide open net. Same game he always plays but with some fortunate results. In the third period he got bailed out by his goaltender after some really shoddy board work and being soft on the puck. You're not going to see some huge transformation from the guy. Give him a season and see what he does, which is likely to be very similar as he performed in Calgary. He's not going to get smarter, or become a better passer, or develop an NHL level shot. He'll be a grinder who plays physical and hopefully creates some space up front for his linemates.