I have always been a big Bennett fan and am not surprised that he took off once he left the Flames.
I really think the Flames should have pushed hard for Sutter to come here in 2018 when they hired Peters. He would have had 4 runs with the old core and I am convinced Sutter would have figured Bennett out here. Benny even said when he was traded he really enjoyed playing for Darryl because he was given a clear role. When he was a top player for us in the bubble as the 3C to have Ward just ruin him the next year was frustrating.
Treliving made a horrible move in 2017 when he gave up a 1st and 2 2nds for Hamonic. He made a brilliant trade the following summer adding Lindholm and Hanifin for Dougie, Ferland and Fox but also made 2 bad moves by going with Peters and signing Neal which in addition to Hamonic were 3 moves that in hindsight really limited this teams potential. They made the playoffs in 3 of 4 years and won the division twice but looking at the talent they should have made the finals or even won
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