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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Sayings 'it's too soon' is a time-honoured tactic on this forum used by posters who don't like to hear negative comments about players. It's too soon to be disappointed in Bennett. A year from now it will still be too soon. The year after that (if he still hasn't shown significant development), we'll be told 'why can't you just move on?' and talking about Bennett will be considered a Debbie Downer subject.
In other words, there's no legitimate time to express concern abut a player's development. It's either too soon, or it's dwelling on the past.
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People were saying the same sort of things about Backlund, and suggesting we should trade him. Some reactions were overblown and unreasonable based on Backlund's game day performances without considering that it would take some time for him to develop and mature physically and mentally as a player.
Obviously Backlund's injuries played a role in his progression but there were no shortage of complaints. Complaining is the easy part, developing and maturing into a hockey player in the NHL obviously needs time and patience. We are very fortunate to have people who saw the real picture and stuck with Backlund through his development at every stage.
About complaints..., people can be reactionary and say things on the spur of the moment while others tend to feed off it. A lot of times it just negative stuff. Bennett's progression is going to take time as he gains experience and matures physically.