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Originally Posted by NegativeSpace
I think it was more that Bennett was shuffled around the lineup all the time. He wasn't given a consistent line or role. I think that if he was consistently playing top 6 minutes then he would not have had an issue.
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He also wasn't great on the wing, which is part of what bounced him down the lineup. The team needed to commit to him as a consistent C and give him scoring wingers instead of 4th liners.
In the end the Flames blew it by mishandling the player and then trading him for nothing.
But now that the Flames are looking to buy, these other teams are going to manage their assets perfectly and the players are going to be happy (and super effective) moving to the wing instead of playing C?
Tough luck for us I guess.