Proposal: Olli Maatta for Sam Bennett?

[CommissionerGordon]

Scrap for scrap.

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[ref19]

I remember when a lot of people thought Maata would be the best Dman taken in the 2012 draft. Why a disappointment he’s turned into after initial success. Bennett was just taken 25 picks too early in the draft after a good jr year.

 

[Taytro]

I don't think Calgary will do that. Bennett isn't bad at all and plays with a lot of grit.

 

[crackdown44]

LD is the last thing Calgary needs. Bennett plays a nice role too

 

[Sparky93]

Bennett’s not even 23, on pace for over 30 points and makes less than $2 million a year. He may never live up to his draft pedigree, but he’s definitely not scraps. There’s zero chance that we’ll be trading him for Maatta, or his terrible contract.

 

[DropIt]

Pass. Bennett is needed more than Mattaa

 

[66-30-33]

I remember when a lot of people thought Maata would be the best Dman taken in the 2012 draft. Why a disappointment he’s turned into after initial success. Bennett was just taken 25 picks too early in the draft after a good jr year.

Well, look what Maatta has had to go through. If he did not have to deal with that cancer he would likely be a different dman, maybe even faster.

 

[koyvoo]

Scrap for scrap.

There is a very recent poll on the penguins board where the overwhelming majority of pens voted Maatta as the very worst defenseman on the team. Bennett may not be great, but he’s better than that.

 

[CommissionerGordon]

There is a very recent poll on the penguins board where the overwhelming majority of pens voted Maatta as the very worst defenseman on the team. Bennett may not be great, but he’s better than that.

I think you trade meat and potatoes for meat and potatoes

 

[CommissionerGordon]

5th defenseman for bottom 6 warrior

 

[crazyhawk]

I think you trade meat and potatoes for meat and potatoes

I think you're fishing in the wrong pond.

 

[madmike77]

As weird as it sounds after the whole draft pull-up thing, Bennett brings needed toughness to the Flames lineup. Plus 30 points while playing on the 3rd line with very little PP time isn’t bad. I can’t see them dealing him - especially for something they really don’t need. I don’t even know where Maata would slot in.

 

[Turin]

Penguins need D if they’re moving out D. Unless it’s JJ.

 

[QcFlames12]

Bennett is the driver for our third line, and is a key energy spark plug for the flames.

His stats may not be super sexy but he is a huge part of this team.

Maata is struggling, Bennett is setting the tone and pissing off people. Powerforwards take time, no interest in dealing Bennett.

 

[MartinS82]

I remember when a lot of people thought Maata would be the best Dman taken in the 2012 draft. Why a disappointment he’s turned into after initial success. Bennett was just taken 25 picks too early in the draft after a good jr year.

I thought he might be a "Lidstrom lite" type of defenseman so you can put me in that category. Yeah, he seems to have gotten slower (which leads to other issues) but he's still better than most people give him credit for.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Maatta is terrible. No dice.

 

[Andy P]

No just no! Pens could package him for something better if they need to

 

[PensandCaps]

Lol no. Maatta is way more valuable.

Bennett does nothing for the Pens.

Maatta is a need and a decent Dman.

 

[PensandCaps]

Maatta is terrible. No dice.

Wrong.

If Maatta is terrible, what is Bennett?

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Some of our fans are ridiculous and spoiled with success . Maatta is a fine NHL defenseman and is still growing .

His pass out of the zone is solid. He plays solid defense overall and can chip in offensively . Yes he's not the quickest guy on the ice and his first step is slow.

He is probably our most expendable D man because we have some depth and he would bring back the most. I guarantee he is probably looked at around the league by GM's (not couch coaches) as a valuable asset. He's 24 and has 2 cups to boot . Keep hatin

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Why is Maata in every Pens trade thread?

 

[Andy P]

Why is Maata in every Pens trade thread?

He plays better than a bottom pairing but no consistent playing top 4, that’s my guess if he was a bit faster there would be no trades involving him

 

[koyvoo]

Why is Maata in every Pens trade thread?

As mentioned, on their boards Maatta recently won a poll with overwhelming numbers for their own worst defenseman.

I think they feel that if they fool someone on a message board who hasn’t been aware of how putrid Maatta has been to an overpay, it would mean something in real life or would suggest that they’d be a good NHL executive.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Wrong.

If Maatta is terrible, what is Bennett?

A much more valuable player to the Calgary Flames. Young cheap RFA depth. Maatta probably doesn't crack the roster, Giordano and Hanifin are better and the Flames have two young rookies in Kylington and Valimaki with higher ceilings. If they wanted garden variety depth they could find better and cheaper than Maatta pretty easily.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

As mentioned, on their boards Maatta recently won a poll with overwhelming numbers for their own worst defenseman.

I think they feel that if they fool someone on a message board who hasn’t been aware of how putrid Maatta has been to an overpay, it would mean something in real life or would suggest that they’d be a good NHL executive.

Its so strange. Pens fans pump him up as if he is a bonafide top-4 dman that GMs would salivate at getting. Yet when i look at their Dcorps, they would need a top-4 dman to replace him. What gives?