02-04-2021, 09:48 AM
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#901
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Not the 1 millionth post winnar
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Los Angeles
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Feels like it has to be trade related.
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02-04-2021, 09:49 AM
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#902
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: ---
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And we wonder why he wants out.....
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02-04-2021, 09:49 AM
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#903
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Lifetime Suspension
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I don't beleive it's s coaches decision. A trade must be close.
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02-04-2021, 09:50 AM
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#905
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Franchise Player
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I guess Bennett has played his last game as a Flame.
Thanks for your service, Sam!
Please no DeAngelo! Please No DeAngelo! Please no DeAngelo!
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02-04-2021, 09:50 AM
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#906
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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I don’t think Bennett has played poorly enough to warrant a scratch over the likes of Nordstrom and Leivo, but then again Travis Konecny was a healthy scratch a few days ago and he was a PPG player so what do I know?
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02-04-2021, 09:50 AM
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#907
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Calgary
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I'd like to see who they are using as comparables. Especially the 12 that turned into top 6 forwards.
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02-04-2021, 09:50 AM
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#908
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Uranus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashasx
If Bennett is a healthy scratch tonight and it's not trade related, it's absolutely indefensible by Ward.
Bennett hasn't been good, but he hasn't been nearly as bad as 3 or 4 other players that seem to be directly responsible for a goal against per game.
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Why should Bennett continuously get a free pass to play every night when he isn't getting the job done? The Flames are going nowhere if they don't get contributions from their bottom 6 beyond Backlund.
Guys like Bennett, Lucic, Ryan need to step up and start chipping in. What have they given the Flames aside from being completely overmatched whenever on the ice this year? 5 points combined while counting for roughly $9 million against the cap?
That kind of dough comes with expectations that you should be at least chipping in every few games with something more than not taking penalties or winning a few draws.
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02-04-2021, 09:50 AM
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#909
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Van Island
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I’m guessing Virtanen. I’m hoping it’s just a pick.
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02-04-2021, 09:51 AM
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#910
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: 161 St. - Yankee Stadium
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To Anaheim - Bennett, Ward, Stone
To Calgary - The Great Getzky, 3 day hopper pass (no expiry)
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02-04-2021, 09:54 AM
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#912
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Why should Bennett continuously get a free pass to play every night when he isn't getting the job done? The Flames are going nowhere if they don't get contributions from their bottom 6 beyond Backlund.
Guys like Bennett, Lucic, Ryan need to step up. What have they given the Flames aside from being completely overmatched whenever on the ice this year? 5 points combined while counting for roughly $9 million against the cap?
That kind of dough comes with expectations that you should be at least chipping in every few games with something more than not taking penalties or winning a few draws.
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I agree, but not in Sam's case. Benching him for the first time in his career raises red flags and lowers his trade value.
Can't think of worse timing to sit someone for performance. Performance that's not out of norm, he never was a good regular season player so what would Ward expect?
This smells of a trade.
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02-04-2021, 09:54 AM
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#913
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Why should Bennett continuously get a free pass to play every night when he isn't getting the job done? The Flames are going nowhere if they don't get contributions from their bottom 6 beyond Backlund.
Guys like Bennett, Lucic, Ryan need to step up and start chipping in. What have they given the Flames aside from being completely overmatched whenever on the ice this year? 5 points combined while counting for roughly $9 million against the cap?
That kind of dough comes with expectations that you should be at least chipping in every few games with something more than not taking penalties or winning a few draws.
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I'm not giving Bennett a free pass. Simply that whoever they are putting in to replace him will likely be worse. We had players who played significantly worse last game that haven't been scratched yet this season that deserve to sit in his stead.
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02-04-2021, 09:55 AM
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#914
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First Line Centre
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Can't wait until every thread on CP after bennett leaves is about how "this team is too soft and needs to bring in players who hit and bring physicality"
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02-04-2021, 09:58 AM
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#915
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: ---
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder
Can't wait until every thread on CP after bennett leaves is about how "this team is too soft and needs to bring in players who hit and bring physicality"
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I look forward to getting caved in again in the playoffs again and people cant figure out why Johnny and Mony went from PPG regular season players to 0.3 in the post season.
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02-04-2021, 09:59 AM
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#917
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: PEI
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Looking around at teams that may want Bennett, the player I'd love the Flames to get is Rickard Rakell.
He still has 25-30 goal seasons in him, just hasn't had a decent C since Getzlaf washed up.
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02-04-2021, 09:59 AM
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#918
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Franchise Player
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Hoping for a trade is imminent, but do we need to start another Bennett Mega-thread?
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02-04-2021, 09:59 AM
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#919
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Grew up in Calgary now living in USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stanley
Watch him get traded to the Oilers just in time for the BOA on Saturday  |
You never know!
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02-04-2021, 10:01 AM
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#920
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder
Can't wait until every thread on CP after bennett leaves is about how "this team is too soft and needs to bring in players who hit and bring physicality"
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Sam is a perfect 4th line banger for a playoff battle. He is not leaving because Treliving or fans don't see it that way. He is leaving because he himself doesn't see it.
He will be missed here. But it's his call.
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