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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Thing is, Bennett was played with players who were supposed to be skilled. They just didn't pan out just like him: Jankowski, Neal, Jagr, etc. and when he was here he seemed to refuse to do things that would give you trust to play him in all situations and at centre - his tunnel vision was cited a lot.
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Like all 18 year olds, he had developing and maturing to do
But again, 2019-20? Top 5 ES combos
Bennett-Janko-Rieder (13 pct)
Bennett-Ryan-Looch
Bennett-Dube-Lucic
Bennett-Mang-Ryan
Bennett-Quine-Ryan (7 pct)
Alan Quine shows up before either Backlund or Tkachuk
That is a full wasted year of development of the highest ever pick in the history of the org
Remember how after a strong playoff, he was moved to the 4th line the next season?
Bennett didn’t refuse to do things. He asked out because he needed a place to give him an opportunity. He got his wish, and it worked out
I don’t know why we need to keep defending the Flames with the false narrative that their side of the street is clean in developing this guy properly
Maybe they just ####ed it up
Some of us said it at the time. It has played out pretty much exactly as expected.