As much as I like him as a player, I personally think that for Sam Bennett he would be best served by getting a short term deal in Calgary and then going somewhere where he will get real opportunities in the top six. The rumours of the flames going out after another top 6 winger tells me that Peters and Tre don't see Bennett supplanting any of our existing top 6 and so Bennett's minutes will always be heavily limited here.
I wish we could keep him and I think with his skating ability and hard nosed play he will last in this league a long time, and the cliff for a guy who can skate is much further out than for guys who are already slow.
If Bennett can sign a two year deal for stajan money then that is a fair deal for both team and player.
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