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Treliving trades Bennett less than a week after these comments.

"I’m happy playing under Darryl," said Bennett. "I think I’ve gotten more opportunity and I’ve been able to play my game a little bit more."

Has the new coach breathed new life into him, in terms of how he looks at his future in Calgary?

"Ya, absolutely," he said. "I want to have a big role and important role to help this team win. When I’m playing more I’m playing better and can help the team have success. It definitely makes it fun and makes me enjoy coming to the rink when I have a big role. I’ve definitely been in a better mindset."

Sutter confirmed that in his mind the suggestion that Bennett wants out is old news.

"We went past that the first time I talked to Sam here, so that’s out of the question," said Sutter, who has long been a fan of the type of gritty player Bennett is. "Sam and I are on the same page and away he goes."

The likeliest outcome for Bennett has long revolved around him being snapped up by Seattle in this summer’s expansion draft, making Treliving’s decision on Bennett’s immediate fate an interesting one.

After all, the model the Flames have long been working on to protect forwards Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk, Andrew Mangiapane, Dillon Dube, Mikael Backlund, Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan from Seattle

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