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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Draft position shouldn't get any player a roster spot that he isn't capable of filling. Bennett never showed that he was a viable top-6 centre in Calgary. He's a marginal one in Florida.
Here are some players who have been drafted 4th overall in the last 20 years: Benoit Pouliot, Thomas Hickey, Griffin Reinhart, Jesse Puljujarvi. You're not getting an automatic star at that spot, and you're a fool (or an Oiler coach) if you think you can make a player into a star just by giving him a star's ice time.
Sam Bennett is a very good complementary player and a handy tool to have in your kit for the playoffs. He is not a star.
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It’s ok, you were/are flat out wrong about Sam Bennett too. Don’t worry, it’s a big club.