Sam Bennett = Nail Yakupov?

[Brock Radunske]

13 games 0 points. there's only one other forward in the league who's played 12 games or more without a point - Raffl.

Damn, Raffl is still in the league?!

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

he only put up like 26 points last year. Maybe the kid isn't that good

 

[VoluntaryDom]

1. Michael raffl is very underrated
2. hopefully Bennett bounces back I'm a fan of him

 

[oilsands]

1. Michael raffl is very underrated
2. hopefully Bennett bounces back I'm a fan of him

Me too. Actually wanted him over Draisaitl. Thank god the Oilers did not take Sam. He's getting in to Yakupov territory.

 

[Batrous]

I'm not all that sure what the issue is with him.

I have to wonder ... would being sent down to the AHL be a better option / viable option?

 

[llamateizer]

He got the Sheahan's luck

 

[mja]

Damn, Raffl is still in the league?!

He hasn't been dangerous offensively, but he's been a solid contributor this year in other ways - primarily as the big body on the Flyers very good 4th line.

 

[Cor]

If his name was Boris and was from Siberia, he’d be labeled a bust and out of the league

 

[ijuka]

I always knew he was going to bust when he couldn't even do a pullup.

 

[Belieber]

For all the hype this 18 year old kid got my goodness is he ever a disappointment.

 

[A91]

I never ever saw the hype with him to be honest. Not even after his rookie playoff season.

Wanted Leon or Ekblad at the draft. Couldnt be happier with LD.

 

[Snakepit]

He's been good defensively, but damn, overall he's sure been disappointing. Seems like he's been on the verge of breaking out for 2 years now but still hasn't done it. Lots of Flames fans are preaching patience and pointing out signs of improvement, some of it true and some of it homerism, but frankly I'm tired of him accomplishing nothing out there

I'm glad they finally moved him to the wing, and gave him better linemates. So there's no excuses now.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

If his name was Boris and was from Siberia, he’d be labeled a bust and out of the league

he's a clear draft disappointment. 26 points in his last 94 games and he's like a 46% possession player. He's not really that good. However he's a serviceable NHL player and probably always will be so I wouldn't call him a bust

 

[Johnnybegood13]

I'm not all that sure what the issue is with him.

I have to wonder ... would being sent down to the AHL be a better option / viable option?

30 teams would line up to pluck him off waivers, funny thing is he's not playing that bad overall but you can tell his confidence is shot offensively.

 

[93LEAFS]

I always knew he was going to bust when he couldn't even do a pullup.

How many NHLers do you think can do a pull up with one shoulder completely shot? He doesn't look good, but I don't think the pull-up has anything to do with it.

 

[Matty Sundin]

Does Sam Bennett really need two threads? But yes the guy is trending towards being a bust

 

[Martinez]

Somehow he will end up in Colorado

 

[WetcoastOrca]

He looked like he was putting it together when he was 18. But at this point he may need to start thinking about becoming more of a two way bottom six player.

 

[ESH]

It’s frustrating to watch. You want to give him the benefit of the doubt and have patience, but at some point he has to actually start producing. It’s not like he’s snake-bitten, he just isn’t generating much. Neither is anyone in the bottom-6, but when you draft someone 4th overall you expect them to be able to generate their own offense. Every once in awhile he pulls of a dangle that Datsyuk would be proud of, and some games he looks like one of the faster players on the team, but most of the time he gets the puck and he gets edged to the outside and that’s about it. You can see he has talent. The good part is that he’s not a completely useless player when he’s not scoring. It’s getting more and more difficult to defend him though, he’s been pretty invisible most of the season so far.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

I always knew he was going to bust when he couldn't even do a pullup.

Next up, Casey Mittelstadt.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I always knew he was going to bust when he couldn't even do a pullup.

I'm surprised it took this long for someone to post this uneducated comment in a Sam Bennett thread.

 

[Lame Staley]

Will Bennett end up being a Benoit Pouliot? Someone who is offensively talented but can rarely put it together

 

[Derg12]

I always knew he was going to bust when he couldn't even do a pullup.

I'll save this for reference when Mittlestadt is done with college.

 

[Volica]

The guy shows up for pre and post season. Hoping he still puts it together.

 

[LeafChief]

I'd take him.

He works his ass off. Has had some terrible luck so far.