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Originally Posted by TOfan
He wasn't a bad draft pick. He was the No.1 ranked skater by central scouting. There was a clear top-4 in that draft. I bet vast majority, or every, team in the league makes the same pick at that time.
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I could never fault the Flames for picking Bennett. Most of us (myself included) were extremely happy that the Oilers passed on him to take Draisaitl. Drafting is an inexact science and one thing I never do is fault organizations for picking a consensus best player available that doesn't pan out. I don't think he's ever going to live up to his draft billing as he's just not as good of a pro as he was a junior player but I do think he's a better player than he showed with the Flames. Some of that's on Bennett and some of it on the organization. He's in a better situation for himself right now and I'm happy for him.