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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Expectations matter.
I'm struggling to think of many draft picks who disappointed in recent years. Most guys either meet expectations or exceed them. Remember, most draft picks don't turn in to NHLers outside the 1st round. The only big one in the 1st round who failed was Jankowski, and even he was only a minor disappointment considering the reach that he was at the time.
Hell, I didn't even include Adam Fox even though I could have.
If you really have a problem with where the Flames are now, blame the dearth of quality picks in years before 2019 where Treliving spent like a drunken sailor. You cannot expect 5th round picks to routinely turn into NHLers.
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This is a good point' However it seems the Flames missed a gem in Bennett. He is getting opportunities in Florida that he never got on the Flames, That is not on Bennett, that is on the Flames. They should have played him more, gave him more 3 on 3, more pp time and let him kill penalties. If anything they should have focused on getting him to use the skills he was drafted for. Coach Q knows what he is doing, he has coached stars in Toews and Kane. You have to play them.