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edslunch · 08-09-2014, 10:42 AM

Is Bennett's propensity to take penalties worry anyone?

Rick M. · 08-09-2014, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by edslunch

Is Bennett's propensity to take penalties worry anyone?

Learning discipline is part of a player's development. I'm sure the coaches will be stressing this with him going forward.

Vulcan · 08-09-2014, 11:17 AM

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Ritchie has a little Todd Bertuzzi in him. Go and sucker punch a guy when he is not looking as retaliation for a clean hit.

Well when you are going to sucker punch a guy, it's best to do it when he is not looking. It looked to me that the guy turned his back and tried to run away.

Ashasx · 08-09-2014, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by edslunch

Is Bennett's propensity to take penalties worry anyone?

Better this be his biggest flaw than something like skating.

edslunch · 08-09-2014, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashasx

Better this be his biggest flaw than something like skating.

It's also a side effect of his greatest strength which is his tenacity and compete level, so it's not all bad. But for a short tournament against less physical teams like the WJC it could be seen as more of a negative, like it supposedly was for Poirier

Ashasx · 08-09-2014, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by edslunch

It's also a side effect of his greatest strength which is his tenacity and compete level, so it's not all bad. But for a short tournament against less physical teams like the WJC it could be seen as more of a negative, like it supposedly was for Poirier

Bennett is on a different level than Poirier, so if Canada wants to make the mistake and not put him on the team, then it'll be just another one of the many mistakes they've made over the last handful of years.

Calgary4LIfe · 08-09-2014, 04:55 PM

Todd Button said it best when talking about Poirier and was directly asked about Poirier's over-aggressiveness and propensity to take too many penalties. Paraphrasing here since I can't remember the exact quote (and it was on a radio interview somewhere):

"It is much easier to work with an over-aggressive prospect and get that under control than it is to increase it in a prospect that shows no aggression."

Something like that.

Yeah, maybe Bennett goes on to take a couple of bad penalties, but he should smarten up as he matures and gets good coaching. Things that separate guys like him from complete DB's in the league is that they put their team first - and they learn in time that when they act up or go too far, they hurt their team more, rather than be 'standing up' for their teammates and the logo on their chest. I have no worries at all that Bennett (and Poirier) will learn to pick their spots and not hurt the team, outside of a few bad penalties a year, and this aggression will just make them very difficult to play against.

Rick M. · 08-09-2014, 05:25 PM

Well said, C4L. I think both players will learn to channel the aggression for the good of the team.

jemjey · 08-09-2014, 06:51 PM

yup. I'd rather have Bennett and Poirier taking a couple bad penalties and getting under other team's skins than floaters who don't stand up for themselves or their team. They show passion which isn't something that can be taught.

Also I think that guys like monahan and gaudreau who are so smart, calm and collected can help balance out our team dynamic.

greentree · 08-09-2014, 07:02 PM

Did Bennett meet expectations, or disappoint a little? I'm getting the latter, from reading CP (I did not watch). Got the same read from the prospects' camp too. Hmmmmm.

ignite09 · 08-09-2014, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by greentree

Did Bennett meet expectations, or disappoint a little? I'm getting the latter, from reading CP (I did not watch). Got the same read from the prospects' camp too. Hmmmmm.

He looked like he needs another year in junior to round out his game. Considering his age, that's not too surprising. He also showed flashes of why he was considered a candidate for first over all, we just have to be patient with Bennett.

Scornfire · 08-09-2014, 07:37 PM

The short time he, McDavid and Fabbri were on a line together, it was absolute magic. None of them were killing the play, good passing and decision making and ALOT of scoring chances. Once the penalties started I don't think all 3 played together again, and since 90% of the team was playing like ####, Bennett couldn't get a whole lot going with his subsequent linemates.

Vulcan · 08-10-2014, 12:20 AM

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Did Bennett meet expectations, or disappoint a little? I'm getting the latter, from reading CP (I did not watch). Got the same read from the prospects' camp too. Hmmmmm.

I thought Bennett looked really good in the last two games.

GoJetsGo · 08-10-2014, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by greentree

Did Bennett meet expectations, or disappoint a little? I'm getting the latter, from reading CP (I did not watch). Got the same read from the prospects' camp too. Hmmmmm.

Tough to jump to conclusions with no information of your own, so you rely on those with tiny sample sizes to do so for you?

StrykerSteve · 08-10-2014, 09:47 AM

Did Klimchuk seriously get injured again?

Da_Chief · 08-10-2014, 12:02 PM

I think he got injured half-jokingly.

Wastedyouth · 08-10-2014, 02:05 PM

We need to remember that Bennett is the youngest kid on the team after McDavid. So it's not a surprise he wasn't dominant.

mile · 08-10-2014, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by edslunch

Is Bennett's propensity to take penalties worry anyone?

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/bu...023639279.html

Seems like it is something Bennett is fully aware of and working on:

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Sam Bennett illustrated the concept of a double-edged sword on Thursday.

"I was just a little too aggressive on my stick, I should know better and I wasn't happy with those two penalties in the first," said Bennett, who variously with on left wing alongside Buffalo Sabres top pick Sam Reinhart and also worked in at centre. "Personally I think I came out a little slow, I was upset with myself after taking those penalties. I got my confidence back and the team found a way to win."

Benoit Groulx also suggested the referees weren't sharp, which I also agree with:

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"I thought Sam was good tonight," Canada coach Benoît Groulx said. "He was better than he was two nights ago at Concordia. He was playing with way more confidence. His effort was good. I'm happy with Sam tonight.

"When you talk about penalties, maybe we took some bad penalties but I thought also it was maybe the first game for the referees," Groulx said when asked about the Flames hopeful's three minors. They were — I don't want to blame them — but I thought some of them were doubtful."