If you actually look at the points he's getting many are only occurring because he has chemistry with Huberdeau. Bennett didn't suddenly develop some intensely high hockey IQ.
The flack the Flames are getting for stifling his development is way overblown. Bennett is just not that smart of a hockey player. I see him getting 45-65 points, with much of that coming from playing with Huberdeau. On most teams he's a 30-45 point mid-six player, if given full top 6 minutes and PP time. That's not all that great, and Bennett's main contributions will continue to be his physical play.
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