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Originally Posted by Gaskal
Yeah look.. I personally think it's foolish to beat this particular drum at this point in time. There's no saving face about it, the Flames f'ed this one up with Bennett. Teammates, coaching, player role and developmental plan, etc.
Highest draft pick in org history - "Yeah we're still trying to figure out who Sam Bennett is"
What a joke
With the Panthers he's been played at C with good to elite wingers, they got Tkachuk on his wing and the two of them are seeing far more success in the first two years with the Panthers than in their entire tenure with the Flames. It's nice getting a 45-50pt 4.4m/yr 2nd line center that performs in the playoffs for..... an afterthought 2nd round pick.
14 points in 8 ####ing playoff games guys
Who woulda thought? Oh, that's right.
About a good 15-20 of CPers, myself included, who repeatedly bitched about his usage literally the whole ####ing time he was here. Thanks for proving us right Sam.
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I actually more inclined to agree with you, other than the fact your feel one series + 1 game of exceptional performance = proven right?
It's the right time of year to show case your best stuff, and I actually think Bennett is a playoff gamer. But catching him in the middle of the best two weeks of his entire career and saying, look we were right he's so awesome is very convenient.
If we see multiple seasons of strong performances then fair ball, but one strong playoff performance does not make one a great player. Lots of very average to below average players looked like gems in Calgary's 04 run, but they weren't strong players overall.