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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Bennett could have benefited from a season in the AHL. The jump from juniors to the NHL is massive. Aside from the obvious differences in size and speed, your processor has to work much faster to analyze plays developing. An adjustment period in the AHL could have helped with that.
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Bennett scored 18 goals as a 19 year old, the AHL wasn't available to him until the age of 20 per the CHL-NHL agreement so while Sam might have benefited from the AHL, it literally wasn't an option.