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Originally Posted by Robbob
In hindsight, that 2015 miracle season was probably not the best for the team, but it sure was fun. Bennett goes to the AHL rather than burning a year on his contract, and gets the pro minutes he needed early in his career. GM probably also pumps the brakes to give his team another year to develop before doing some of those moves (Hamonic for sure, but I could see them still going after Hamilton).
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Pretty sure Bennett only could play junior the next year but he wouldn’t have been gifted a spot like he was after making it during the playoffs.
I have compared 2015 to the Baertschi emergency call-up in 2012. It went so perfectly that it set unattainable expectations moving forward.