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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
The Flames did not mismanage Bennett. Bennett #### the bed in opportunities given to him. How many years did they give him just because of his draft pedigree? Bennett is as responsible as the Flames for his #### performance. He was exceptionally lucky to be traded to a team who had a top 3 scorer in the NHL who he could be put on a line with that would inflate his numbers (this is equivalent as being traded to Edmonton and played with McDavid). The Flames did not have a player of this ilk that could work with Bennett, so that resulted in his departure. The Flames are better off as a result, because Bennett would NOT have achieved the same numbers in Calgary - or any other team - he has since the deal was made. If Bennett stays with the Flames, we're still wondering if Bennett will ever break out. The Flames did not have the players to make Bennett work in Calgary. Move on.
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I disagree and others do too.
Coaching on the team sucked for years. Can we agree on that?
I still like Sam Bennett. Glad he is doing well with another team.
We played him with junk linemates for years. He was not a bottom six forward but we used him as one. Did he get a fair chance in Calgary?
Well Monahan was the top center and Backlund was number two. So we made him a winger. Then we signed Troy Brouwer, and James Neal. The coaches played these scrubs over Bennett. Then Steve Chiasson.
Did we mishandle Bennett?
James Neal, Troy Brouwer, and Steve Chiasson had way more opportunity than Bennett ever had.
Did we mishandle Sam Bennett? Look at the three players listed above.
Yes we screwed that up.