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Originally Posted by TOfan
Age should be of less concern than number of games played. Sam has over 250 (including playoffs). To say Bennett is running in place would be kind. There should be some indication of improvement.
Deployment should be taken into account, but I'm fairly confident in saying GG didn't tell Sam to play out of position and take bad penalties while being generally ineffective otherwise. I would love to see him turn into even half the player we thought we were getting when drafted. I'd be pleased with a 20g/20a third line physical winger at this point.
I think the Flames should make a push for RoR to play with tkachuck on the second line and push Backlund & Frolik down to the third line to play (ie: prop Sam up) on the third line.
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Sam stalled under the gamble on a coach that took 60 point pace Gio to 38 and 39 point seasons, broke Brodie, and made the Brouwer acquisition look embarrassing.
21 years old. New coach.
*sigh*