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Seriously lol. Not even close.Did the year start 10 games ago? Even then, he's been good but hardly the best.
I have watched almost every Flame game this year and he has been good in all of the games I have watched. He has been snakebitten more than any other player on this roster and should easily have at least 5-10 more points.Seriously lol. Not even close.
I also have watched almost every Flames game this year and I respectfully disagree. Bennett's been snake bitten but a byproduct of that, and the thing that affects his play the most IMO, is his confidence. Bennett works hard but when his confidence is low there's a serious difference in his play from when he's feeling it.I have watched almost every Flame game this year and he has been good in all of the games I have watched. He has been snakebitten more than any other player on this roster and should easily have at least 5-10 more points.
I'd say in the early games at centre Bennett was "good" in the same way Lance Bouma was "good": he tried really hard, and it showed. But he was often in terrible position, stickhandled himself into corners, didn't use his linemates properly, lost the puck with regularity, and tried to get around defenders one-on-one (or one-on-two) with repeated failures.I have watched almost every Flame game this year and he has been good in all of the games I have watched. He has been snakebitten more than any other player on this roster and should easily have at least 5-10 more points.
I have watched almost every Flame game this year and he has been good in all of the games I have watched. He has been snakebitten more than any other player on this roster and should easily have at least 5-10 more points.
As I said in the main board thread, since Monahan entered the league, among centermen he is 6th in goals, 18th in points, 4th in game winning goals and tied for 1st in overtime goals. To me that is not just a #1C, but a clutch #1C. Not to mention he see the play well enough and is adept enough at passing to make sure that defenses can't just defend the shot.
Is NHL.com that difficult for people to use themselves?I agree with you on this but people do better when you provide more info. Give a list of the top 20 players in all those categories. It helps to hold their hands with concern to any Flames player.
Ok Ok Ok ill admit it I would like to see it lol.
I have been as big (a rational) supporter of Bennett as anyone and defended his slow start as him being snake bitten and creating more than he was producing but come on there is no way he has been one of the best players this year or good in every game.
I guess it depends on how you define best players and how long that list goes but I would say there is no argument that he is behind Monahan, Gio, Tkachuk, Backlund, Gaudreau and Smith. I think it would be a tough argument to say he has been better than Hamilton and because I am biased I might put him ahead of Ferland but I doubt most do. Then at best he has been equal to Brodie, Hamonic and Frolik.
I love the kid and am glad that he has started producing like many of us expected him to but there is no need to go overboard with the fake praise. He has been very good lately, he has not been one of the best players all year (or even during this latest stretch.)
Bennett never takes a shift off. This kid is all heart and is a great player to root for. He has been better than Backlund, Tkachuk, and Monahan this year. The rest you can argue have been better than Sam. Monahan takes a lot of shifts off and looks invincible some games. Tkachuk as well, some games he is barely noticeable. Backlund is in the same boat as well. Bennett has been noticeable in almost every game I have watched and has made an impact. If Bennett played with Johnny for a substantial amount of time he would be putting up just as much if not more points than Monahan is right now.
Bennett has way more skill than Monahan does and is a play driver, unlike Monahan. He also sticks up for his teammates and is not afraid to fight. Bennett on the right team would be easily over a PPG player right now. The Flames need to put him on the first line.
Guys like Bennett put it all on the line and that is why he was one of the Flames best players in the playoffs last year as well. If you want to see the Stanley Cup in Calgary in the next 20 years then Sam Bennett is a player you want on your team.
Bennett never takes a shift off. This kid is all heart and is a great player to root for. He has been better than Backlund, Tkachuk, and Monahan this year. The rest you can argue have been better than Sam. Monahan takes a lot of shifts off and looks invincible some games. Tkachuk as well, some games he is barely noticeable. Backlund is in the same boat as well. Bennett has been noticeable in almost every game I have watched and has made an impact. If Bennett played with Johnny for a substantial amount of time he would be putting up just as much if not more points than Monahan is right now.
Bennett has way more skill than Monahan does and is a play driver, unlike Monahan. He also sticks up for his teammates and is not afraid to fight. Bennett on the right team would be easily over a PPG player right now. The Flames need to put him on the first line.
Guys like Bennett put it all on the line and that is why he was one of the Flames best players in the playoffs last year as well. If you want to see the Stanley Cup in Calgary in the next 20 years then Sam Bennett is a player you want on your team.
Bennett never takes a shift off. This kid is all heart and is a great player to root for. He has been better than Backlund, Tkachuk, and Monahan this year. The rest you can argue have been better than Sam. Monahan takes a lot of shifts off and looks invincible some games. Tkachuk as well, some games he is barely noticeable. Backlund is in the same boat as well. Bennett has been noticeable in almost every game I have watched and has made an impact. If Bennett played with Johnny for a substantial amount of time he would be putting up just as much if not more points than Monahan is right now.
Bennett has way more skill than Monahan does and is a play driver, unlike Monahan. He also sticks up for his teammates and is not afraid to fight. Bennett on the right team would be easily over a PPG player right now. The Flames need to put him on the first line.
Guys like Bennett put it all on the line and that is why he was one of the Flames best players in the playoffs last year as well. If you want to see the Stanley Cup in Calgary in the next 20 years then Sam Bennett is a player you want on your team.
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Bennett is a complete player. A very good centre. He is very much a PPG talent grossly underutilized and misutilized. Look at Brayden Schenn in PHI... that is exactly what we are doing to Sam. Schenn looks like the best center in the league this year while Crosby is slumping.
Sorry dude, this is literally the only accurate thing in your whole post.Bennett never takes a shift off. This kid is all heart and is a great player to root for.