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Originally Posted by BigRed
It's definitely working out for them. But it was a gamble for both sides at the time -- for the Flames, who had given up on Bennet's potential (which at the time was fair TBH) and for Florida, who knew they had a high cap hit QO fir an asset that may or may not have been worth it.
Turned out he is. Playing with high end talent that suits his game certainly helps. Wasn't goign to happen here, but good for him.
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I don't know that there was much risk for FLA. They were acquiring a proven playoff performer with toughness. Even if it didn't click immediately (ie. similar to what he was in CGY) they could have gone ahead with the QO or maybe negotiate a ~2x2. If it still wasn't working maybe they flip him again and recover some assets. At realistic worst it would be a slight overpay in the OG trade, but the odds are still that Bennett would play more games than Emil+2nd (though I'm not a fan of trading picks based on that idea).
The only risk for FLA was the opportunity cost of what else they could have done with those assets, but any other trade comes with risk/uncertainty, too.