QOTD: Sam Bennett Production

[Bingo]

Can this kid put up a 20 point season?

3 points in game 1
1.61 ppg pace last year suggests another 19 in the remaining Kingston games

Is he better than the 1.61 because of strength, age, NHL exposure? Or worse given inactivity?

Mod. Edit: *The Frontenacs have 12 remaining games in the 2014–15 regular season.

[Bingo]

realize the Giordano issue is the real question of the day, but didn't feel right to make it a poll

[Gaudfather]

I voted 21-23. The Frontenacs have 12 games remaining, and Bennett already has three points in the bag. So if he averages 1.5 pts per remaining game he gets 21 pts. Should be very doable.

[Hockeyguy15]

I predict Bennett is going to be at a 2 point a game pace over the last 12, so I went with 27-29. High expectations I know, but he really looks like he means business.

[Robbob]

I think he absolutely will improve on his draft year 1.6 points per game. i don't think 2.0 points per isn't us out of question.

[T@T]

All the remaining game for the Frontenacs are very meaningful so I went with 24-26 points.

[Northendzone]

i think the question should be - how many pulls up can he do.

i am going to guess 20

i am assuming that the winners will be offers some type of prize package featuring goods and services from local merchants

[Textcritic]

I don't see any reason why he doesn't play at a 2.0 pts./game pace.

[FBI]

Oops I misread bingos post to say there were 19 games remaining.

[RyZ]

I think he plays at roughly a 2 ppg pace and finishes around the 25 pt mark in the 13 games he plays.

[442scotty]

I took the highest choice.. He has been practicing with NHL players and this is now going to look like peewee to him. He's pumped, his team is now pumped..He is on a mission..

[Komskies]

If Sven can put up 94 points in 47 games I think Bennett can easily put up 30 points in 12 games.

[Weitz]

How's the remaining schedule look? Lots of tough games or teams battling for the playoffs?

Really has an affect of his production I would think. I picked 21-23 though.

[Enoch Root]

Before last night's game, my line in the sand was 20 points - anything better than that would be a good stint. Thinking was that there would probably be a few games to adjust and then over 1.5 PPG the rest of the way.

But the optimist in me thinks he will be closer to 2PPG

You could see in the videos before he left Calgary that he is considerably bigger, stronger, and more mature-looking than in the videos from the summer. I expect that he will dominate in two ways: strength (that he didn't have last year), and preparation - he has been with pros for 4 months and you just know that he is going to be Kingston's Giordano in the dressing room. He will simply be better prepared and harder working than everyone else.

[You Need a Thneed]

Let's hope that a few games from now, the question is if he can get to 50 points.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Before last night's game, my line in the sand was 20 points - anything better than that would be a good stint. Thinking was that there would probably be a few games to adjust and then over 1.5 PPG the rest of the way.

But the optimist in me thinks he will be closer to 2PPG

You could see in the videos before he left Calgary that he is considerably bigger, stronger, and more mature-looking than in the videos from the summer. I expect that he will dominate in two ways: strength (that he didn't have last year), and preparation - he has been with pros for 4 months and you just know that he is going to be Kingston's Giordano in the dressing room. He will simply be better prepared and harder working than everyone else.

Have found the give and take on factors fascinating with the guy.

As you pointed out ...

PLUS
older
bigger
better fit
experience from watching pros

CONS
inactivity
injuries
disappointment

was really hard to read

[Red Ice Player]

I'm going with the two ppg prediction, with a couple of monster games thrown in. Bennett's like a wild horse who's been in captivity all year, now he's out...

[foshizzle11]

Will he catch McDavid in points per game this season? I don't know but if he continues to play like he started last night, there is a good chance.

I predicted 24-26 pts.

Come on Sam!

[ricardodw]

Forwards drafted in last years top 10 Nylander not having comparables from last year

Sam Rienhart went from 1.75 ppg to 1.46
Draistl went from 1.64 to 1.66
Dal Colle from 1.41 to 1.71
Virtanen from 1.0 to 1.1156
Ehlers from 1.65 to 1.98
Ritchie 1.21 stayed the same at 1.21

Del Colle and Ehlers were the only guys that went up significantly.

I wonder where these guys would be picked in a 19 year old draft.

Bennett would be a real wildcard based on his 17 yr production and missing most of this year.

I would have expected Sam R. and Draistl to have been much more dominate this year. Was their 17 year old year a freak of nature that they grew big quicker than normal?

[Enoch Root]

If you look at where Sam Reinhart was at 16, and where he is now, and compare that to Bennett's progression over the same period, Bennett has progressed substantially more.

It is still very early, and progression is not linear, but I have been in the Bennett camp since before the draft and if the draft were done today, I am even more in the Bennett camp.