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Originally Posted by CSharp
Yeah, but having deserved vs having earned it are two different matters. Entitlement is the bearer of illegitimacy. Does Bennett deserved to be place on a high pedestal? Nope. Did he earn it to be on the top line? Nope. Was he given ample chances? Yup. Even Sutter, the Flames saviour, tried putting our overwhelmingly beloved Bennett up in the top lines. Yet, by the end, he was put in the bottom 6 again. I know people like to argue that our top 6 are the worst top 6 and that Bennett is better or can be better if he is put on a line with better players - what a bunch of malarkey!
Look at players that started roughly the same time or after: Janko, Mangiapane, Dube, and Ferland. The latter 3 earned their spots on the top 2 lines. Janko never got past the bottom 6, however, he was a decent center for the 4th line that worked well for penalty kills. All of those players had their purpose. However, I don't think Bennett had a purpose in a Flames uniform. I still contend that if every player showed up in the all the playoff exits in past seasons, no one can make a sound argument that Bennett was far above anyone else and that he is a playoff performer.
Anyway, I still can't believe he's still garnering attention and making yet another super thread for a guy who the Flames wasn't supposed to pick up if the Flames would've just lose to the Oilers in the final few games of the season.
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You might think that sounds like entitlement but it was absolutely manager bias and I think the fact that I moved on and have moved up into a leadership role at the next company I think I am vindicated in those thoughts. I didn’t mention the person that was hired for that promotion ran with the clique in the office that included my direct manager. I had more experience and success in my role than the person they chose. When I left that company I had 3 customers reach out to see if I could come join them but I wanted to stay in sales so switched industries all together. I fail to see how that is entitlement.
Maybe Sam Bennett is riding a new team bump and will revert back to the same player he always was for the Flames? Maybe he will hit the potential he had when he was drafted and hit 18 goals and 36 pts as a rookie. He was showing a lot better under Sutter putting up points and playing PK and PP under Sutter. Top 6 vs bottom 6 it doesn’t matter he was looking better under Sutter.
I am happy with the return and that they traded him but I am not surprised he is thriving with a fresh start and feels that he can now hit his potential.