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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Bennett was the top rated forward in his draft year.
#1.
He didn't have deficiencies that were masked by competitiveness. The kid was good. The talent is there.
There is a ridiculous amount of revisionist history going on these days.
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Hoping Bennett has a successful career with the Flames.The Fllames absolutely are dependent on him reaching a top 6 F level if the team is to improve and become a viable contender.
However , Nail Yakupov, Patrick Stephan and Alexandre Daigle also were the #1
ranked forwards in their draft and first overall picks. There are other top five picks that have not come close to living up to their billing. They were also good and looked to have a ton of talent in junior and other places.
It doesn’t happen often but it is also not revisionist history.
Up to this point, he has demonstrated a lot of deficiencies. Still time.