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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
$28 million dollar gamble? I know it's not our money but that's just insane. Bennett should get 2 years max at $2.5 million max. Even if he pans out he's likely only a $4.5-$5 million dollar player and that's likely not for 3-5 years. You're pretty much throwing away money if you make that deal.
And Bennett would likely not accept anything longer than a two year bridge contract.
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All it is going to take is a couple 60+ point seasons for Bennett to command $5-&6M coming out of his bridge deal. I don't see anyway he signs long term for anything less than $5M per which is why I see a bridge as the only way to go.
If he pans out he will be more than a $4.5-$5M player. Bennett panning out means he overtakes Monahan as our legit number 1 centre. This guy was the top rated skater by central scouting when drafted. His skill, speed and grit gave him a very high ceiling.