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SuperMatt18 · 01-17-2022, 09:33 AM

Even if Bennett could have found his game in Calgary with a full season under Sutter this year it`s kind of irrelevant.

-He asked for a trade
-He was a pending RFA
-There was the expansion draft

Bennett had asked for a trade and could have just refused to sign that offseason, or they could have lost him for free in the expansion draft.

It`s unfortunate and it`s frustrated that the 6 prior years of mismanagement of Bennett on this roster, and to be quite honest Bennett just wasn`t very good here at times either. Trading him at that time was the right move with what we knew at the time, and based on the player Bennett had been in Calgary.

Plus it`s possible he could have turned his game around in Calgary, or maybe he just continued to underperform on this roster. The change of scenery, linemates, and system that Florida play (Jack Han did a breakdown on why it suited Bennett) just happened to work out for him, that doesn`t mean it would have worked out for him here.

01-17-2022, 09:33 AM	#3272
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Even if Bennett could have found his game in Calgary with a full season under Sutter this year it`s kind of irrelevant. -He asked for a trade -He was a pending RFA -There was the expansion draft Bennett had asked for a trade and could have just refused to sign that offseason, or they could have lost him for free in the expansion draft. It`s unfortunate and it`s frustrated that the 6 prior years of mismanagement of Bennett on this roster, and to be quite honest Bennett just wasn`t very good here at times either. Trading him at that time was the right move with what we knew at the time, and based on the player Bennett had been in Calgary. Plus it`s possible he could have turned his game around in Calgary, or maybe he just continued to underperform on this roster. The change of scenery, linemates, and system that Florida play (Jack Han did a breakdown on why it suited Bennett) just happened to work out for him, that doesn`t mean it would have worked out for him here. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 01-17-2022 at 09:39 AM.