02-20-2015, 03:40 PM
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#321
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Lethbridge
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Originally Posted by Buff
Rushing him into a spot reeks of the Oilers game plan. Oh look, a first round pick, here play on the 1st line!
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Come on now, Monahan, Gaudreau, Jooris, Granlund ect. have not been rushed, all started with sheltered minutes and have had to prove they can earn their keep. I have no doubt Bennett would be treated the same when he cracks the lineup.
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02-20-2015, 03:46 PM
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#322
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Franchise Player
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If Bennett plays tonight they better have jerseys ready at the Fan Attic.
Seriously though he needs to get his timing and awareness back, OHL then AHL then NHL.
If they dress him against the Ducks, he will get crushed. Bobble puck, look down and POW!
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02-20-2015, 03:46 PM
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#323
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Buff
What's the rush? Sending him to OHL isn't going to ruin him. If you're just testing a player, the time isn't in the thick of a playoff push. That is what training camp is for. Yes, he faired well in training camp but that was before surgery that saw him on the sidelines for 5-6 months.
Maybe he can handle the NHL, but maybe they want to ease him back into the speed of things. The NHL is much quicker than the OHL and he can go to the OHL and work on his game for the rest of the year and maybe that will be enough for him to be prepared to join Adirondak or maybe even Calgary for the playoffs.
Rushing him into a spot reeks of the Oilers game plan. Oh look, a first round pick, here play on the 1st line!
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Exactly, there is no rush and the timing doesn't make sense right now given his injury and what point of the season it is. And then there is the risk of throwing him into an adult league right after serious shoulder repairs. Allowing him to adjust in the OHL seems less risky than the NHL or AHL.
At the start of next season, he will only be 3 months older than Monahan was when he stepped in right after junior. There is no rush to get him into the NHL.
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02-20-2015, 04:15 PM
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#324
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Even though it was said by the former GM, according to the Flames the biggest single mistake in handling Baertchi was building up hype by letting him play those 5 games back in 2012.
If they were ever considering playing Bennett, they must really think the world of his mental side, because I'm sure lots of people in the organization have compared the situations.
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02-20-2015, 04:53 PM
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#325
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Quote:
Originally Posted by automaton 3
Come on now, Monahan, Gaudreau, Jooris, Granlund ect. have not been rushed, all started with sheltered minutes and have had to prove they can earn their keep. I have no doubt Bennett would be treated the same when he cracks the lineup.
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Yes. In September
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02-20-2015, 05:19 PM
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#326
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buff
What's the rush? Sending him to OHL isn't going to ruin him. If you're just testing a player, the time isn't in the thick of a playoff push. That is what training camp is for. Yes, he faired well in training camp but that was before surgery that saw him on the sidelines for 5-6 months.
Maybe he can handle the NHL, but maybe they want to ease him back into the speed of things. The NHL is much quicker than the OHL and he can go to the OHL and work on his game for the rest of the year and maybe that will be enough for him to be prepared to join Adirondak or maybe even Calgary for the playoffs.
Rushing him into a spot reeks of the Oilers game plan. Oh look, a first round pick, here play on the 1st line!
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No, giving him a top 6 role reeks of the Oilers.
Seeing if he can earn one is just good management.
Did Boston go full Oiler by playing Pastrnak?
Did Colorado, Florida, Nashville, Carolina, Calgary, Buffalo or Dallas go full Oiler last year by playing MacKinnon, Barkov, Jones, Lindholm, Monahan, Ristoleinen or Nichushkin?
This Oiler thing really needs to stop.
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02-20-2015, 05:32 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: The George
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The only reason I'd like to see him play is because Sportnet and Kypreos said he was heading back... And then TSN can swoop in 2 minutes before game time and call his attendance... Further sticking it to Sportsnet and the 12 Years of Slave and giving me hope of hearing Kypreos complain again that those *explicit guys from TSN keep trying to discredit him.
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02-20-2015, 05:37 PM
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#328
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton,AB
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is this confirmed or just a very safe guess from kypros?
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02-20-2015, 05:53 PM
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#329
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Seeing if he can earn one is just good management.
Did Boston go full Oiler by playing Pastrnak?
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Or Seguin, who was a part of a Cup squad his rookie year and a SCF squad the next.
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02-20-2015, 06:14 PM
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#330
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Robo
is this confirmed or just a very safe guess from kypros?
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I think it's a safe bet, Kypreos is very close with Gilmore, I assume Gilmore would know if his star player is coming back.
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02-20-2015, 06:38 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
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Originally Posted by T@T
I think it's a safe bet, Kypreos is very close with Gilmore, I assume Gilmore would know if his star player is coming back.
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Do you mean "Killer" or "Happy"?
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02-20-2015, 06:40 PM
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#332
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Boo Radley
Do you mean "Killer" or "Happy"?
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02-20-2015, 06:45 PM
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#333
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New York, NY
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Originally Posted by T@T
I think it's a safe bet, Kypreos is very close with Gilmore, I assume Gilmore would know if his star player is coming back.
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How can you be a member since 2002 and get this so wrong...
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02-20-2015, 06:51 PM
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#334
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Originally Posted by Domoic
How can you be a member since 2002 and get this so wrong...
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I lasted this long by ignoring the spelling police.
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02-21-2015, 11:43 AM
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#335
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Uranus
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
That is not what procrastination means.
Seeing how he does in practice, then seeing how he does in Adirondack, then seeing how he does in a game is not procrastination. It is acquiring more data before making the decision.
The problem with sending him to the OHL is that it is final - once done its done. So why not take every opportunity to test him first?
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Because its putting Bennett in limbo as opposed to just letting him go out there and play without distractions after such a brutal injury. You don't need any data to know that its a next to impossible ask for a young kid to succeed in this situation.
If the flames had done anything but send him back to junior I would seriously question the motivation at this point in the season.
Excellent move.
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02-21-2015, 11:45 AM
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#336
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Because its putting Bennett in limbo as opposed to just letting him go out there and play without distractions after such a brutal injury. You don't need any data to know that its a next to impossible ask for a young kid to succeed in this situation.
If the flames had done anything but send him back to junior I would seriously question the motivation at this point in the season.
Excellent move.
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Or....
They watched him in practice and determined he wasn't ready.
If they had decided prior to even seeing where he was in practice, then they could have announced it a while ago and eliminated speculation and not unnecessarily raised his hopes.
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