06-29-2014, 05:17 PM
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#481
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Are you referring specifically to size?
Bennett just turned 18 last week - he is still growing. My guess would be that his NHL size will be in the neighbourhood of 6'1" 190-195.
That would not make him as big as Draisaitl obviously, but it is irrelevant. Bennett is, and always will be more physical. By the time he is finished growing, he will be plenty big enough to bring that physicality to the NHL effectively.
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Great. So excited to see him when he is at his full potential!
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06-29-2014, 05:24 PM
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#482
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Scoring Winger
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So, who has the higher upside Bennett or Monahan?
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06-29-2014, 05:25 PM
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#483
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by theoforever
So, who has the higher upside Bennett or Monahan?
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Yes.
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06-29-2014, 05:26 PM
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#484
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Lifetime Suspension
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Sean who?
/shiny new toy
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06-29-2014, 05:27 PM
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#485
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Franchise Player
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nope, Bennett will be in Junior this year, so Sean is going to have to wait one more year to get the Baertschi treatment.
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06-29-2014, 05:28 PM
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#486
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Sean who?
/shiny new toy
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Not into shiny new toys but, it is a legitimate question.
Monahan is better now but in the future, one of them will be playing on 1st line the other on 2nd unless something changes.
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06-29-2014, 05:29 PM
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#487
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Franchise Player
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Bennett has the higher potential I think. However, since their games are so different, it probably just depends what kind of tempo the coaching staff wants to set with our "top line"
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Johnny eats garbage and isn’t 100% committed.
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06-29-2014, 05:31 PM
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#488
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GOAT!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theoforever
Not into shiny new toys but, it is a legitimate question.
Monahan is better now but in the future, one of them will be playing on 1st line the other on 2nd unless something changes.
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Sakic and Forsberg in Colorado, Crosby and Malkin in Pittsburgh, Yzerman and Federov in Detroit...
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06-29-2014, 05:32 PM
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#489
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Sakic and Forsberg in Colorado, Crosby and Malkin in Pittsburgh, Yzerman and Federov in Detroit...
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So, 1A/1B how democratic. Although in case of Crosby he is the #1.
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06-29-2014, 05:35 PM
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#490
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#1 Goaltender
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Can't wait for the future powerplay when these guys are physically mature.
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06-29-2014, 05:42 PM
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#491
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Originally Posted by Rick M.
Can't wait for the future powerplay when these guys are physically mature.
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And with both Monahan and Bennett, the PK if needed. Both are capable in their own zone as well as possessing offensive gifts.
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06-29-2014, 05:44 PM
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#492
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theoforever
Not into shiny new toys but, it is a legitimate question.
Monahan is better now but in the future, one of them will be playing on 1st line the other on 2nd unless something changes.
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Yes, they are both center ice men and thus with have to play on different lines. What does this matter at all?
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06-29-2014, 05:46 PM
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#493
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by MattyC
Yes, they are both center ice men and thus with have to play on different lines. What does this matter at all?
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The question was who has the higher upside, I was not aware that some questions are better not be asked.
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06-29-2014, 05:56 PM
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#494
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Okotoks
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
And with both Monahan and Bennett, the PK if needed. Both are capable in their own zone as well as possessing offensive gifts.
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Yeah, watching Kopitar and Carter killing penalties all the time throughout the LA run really drove home how important it is who can do it all.
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06-29-2014, 06:21 PM
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#495
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theoforever
The question was who has the higher upside, I was not aware that some questions are better not be asked.
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They have different awesome upside.
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06-29-2014, 09:49 PM
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#496
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Franchise Player
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I definitely see them being a 1A/1B for Calgary. When this rebuild is complete and they are both in their prime... The flames will be a hard team to match up against with a one-two punch up the middle of great two-way centres. Make a that a one-two-three-four punch with guys like backlund, Reinhart, granlund, knight, Byron, and colborne all great options up the middle.
I'm very happy that bennett will likely be going back to junior for another year. The flames have plenty of guys knocking on the door for that 2nd/3rd line centre position so there is no need to rush Bennett at all.
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06-29-2014, 10:34 PM
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#497
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Would it kill Burke's ego if the Flames were the first to sign a 2014 draft pick? Bennett is total first in my books.
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06-29-2014, 11:07 PM
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#498
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by T@T
Would it kill Burke's ego if the Flames were the first to sign a 2014 draft pick? Bennett is total first in my books.
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Needless whining is needless.
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06-29-2014, 11:21 PM
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#499
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze
So Bennett is only 7 months older than McDavid? Barely less PPG while playing with much less talented teammates.
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Yeah I am still on cloud nine. I like Monahan but I feel we finally got what may be an elite talent with Bennett.
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06-29-2014, 11:21 PM
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#500
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I wouldn't compare Bennett to McDavid.
I would look at the fact that Bennett is 7-8 months younger than Draisaitl and Reinhart, the youngest of the top 4 overall, and physically less mature than all of them. Yet could have easily been the top forward picked and had a very comparable season/production. So really, 7-8 months from now will be an accurate comparison of where Bennett is at compared to Draisaitl and Reinhart in 2013/14.
A bit more potential/ceiling possibly yet to be shown.
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