Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
I miss Bennett.
I think if he has continued success in Florida it is because of a combination of things:
We tried to force him to be a winger, or when he was centre he would be between 2 plugs. Never really gave him a chance for any length with good players at centre.
I think he was tired of being one of the only ones to show effort in the playoffs and checked out. It must be frustrating to be giving it your all and watching your teammates skate around like it's a beer league game.
There was also alot of pressure to live up to his draft pick which he hasn't. In Florida there is way less pressure to perform.
And finally, between the Tkacuk incident and other rumors, there must be something seriously wrong in the Flames locked room. Bennett and Tkachuk were good friends so I'm guessing Bennett was fed up with some teammates as well who don't seem to care. Tkachuk has not been the same since the incident and it was shortly after that Bennett asked for a trade.
Yeah, he might have been fed up with some teammates who didn't care, and then coaches playing him on the 4th line with crap linemates probably didn't help. I hope Heineman works out for you guys, he was one of my favorite Panther prospects. He has a deceptively good wrister.