Thought Bennett was a bit better this season, but with the Flames being tight against the cap, I'm with the others in that I don't think the Flames should overpay for just his intangibles.
He's a quality role player at this point in his career and will likely never be the #1 center he was expected to become when he was drafted. He just doesn't have the size, shot or dynamic skillset to be an impact game breaker.
But if he just found a way to be a more consistent net front presence like Tkachuk and tip more pucks in or clean up garbage around the net, I can still see him scoring 20 goals at some point.
His ability to play in tight grind it out games is probably the biggest reason I'd consider a long term deal. But it's gotta be at the right price, or I'm not sure what Treliving will do.
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