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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Kadri is a fine player, although he's making too much money for way too long into his later years. He also cost us a 1st round pick.
Posters question those aspects more than the player himself.
Bennett is young and signed to a relatively cheap deal.
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Bennett is inferior to Kadri and singed at $4.425 million/year with a big raise likely due in two years. Bennett is also turning 27 in a couple of weeks. That's not especially young for an NHL player.
The Flames also acquired 2 seconds when trading Bennett. The first traded in the Monahan deal will be the 29th overall.
Obviously, the Flames are losing out through all these transactions, but it's hardly some franchise killing set of events.