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Old 04-30-2021, 12:12 PM   #1679
mrdonkey
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
I’ve never understood the notion that if a player plays really well on another team you lost a trade. There’s no reason to believe Bennett would have been lighting it up long term if he wasn’t moved, and no reason to believe there were better offers available out there than one Treliving got from Florida.
No, Florida doesn't have some magical formula that turned Bennett into a #1 center overnight. It just highlights how truly poor the Flames roster is. As good as Gaudreau can be when he's actually trying, nobody on the team can take over a game like Barkov or Huberdeau can, and that's been the difference. They make everyone on the team with them better.

Florida's top guys actually play like top guys. The Flames' top guys play like they want to be traded.
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