Sam Bennett was misused, and his development was mishandled in Calgary.
Sam Bennett also didn't really play his best in Calgary, and was legitimately a bad player at times here during the last two seasons.
Sam Bennett had a great start with better linemates in Florida, taking advantage of an opportunity he was never really provided in Calgary.
Sam Bennett is also never likely to be a PPG top 6 center long term even though that's what he did for 20 games in Florida, a lot of that was on ice shooting percentage.
Sam Bennett has always had discipline issues, and has a penchant for taking bad offensive zone penalties. The game 1 penalty and subsequent suspension really put the Panthers in an unsurmountable hole down 2-0 in the series.
All of these things can be true, and are true about Sam Bennett. No need to argue about it because these are all true statements.
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