[Sylvanfan]

Sam sure made a lot of his 20 games in South Florida. I doubt Calgary Bennett was getting a raise from his last deal or more than 1-2 years.

For me this contract will be either great or terrible. If the pressure is off and he's a 60+ point center playing with an edge, it's a great deal. If he has a hard time finding a role and keeping it and reverts back to the lost or misused guy he frequently was as a Flame who's 25 points a year, it's awful. I don't ever see him being a 45 point type player where the contract value would be.

My guess is that the anonymity and not being an ultra high draft pick pressure let's Sam find a consistent role and deliver value. But how many times did a good playoff have us thinking this was it...only to see the same things emerge again. Good luck to him, but time for the Flames to move on the ship has sailed.