Sam Bennett on a hot streak

[McFlyingV]

not a horrible player, but an extreme disappointment for where he was selected. That really set Calgary back

I can't even imagine how much more terrible Edmonton would be if they selected Bennett over Draisaitl. Myself and many on here wanted Bennett, and most rankings had him above Draisaitl. I'm glad to be wrong in this case.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I can't even imagine how terrible Edmonton would be if they selected Bennett over Draisaitl. Myself and many on here wanted Bennett, and most rankings had him above Draisaitl. I'm glad to be wrong in this case.

yeah that was a huge break for Edmonton. Conversely, it probably would have been enough for Calgary to at least make the playoffs this year if they had a better 2014 pick than Bennett.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Sample sizes matter. No hate, just showing that this thread is premature. I get being hopeful though.

 

[Wings4Life]

Beware of late season stats padding from players on non-playoff teams...

Like McDavid?

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

yeah that was a huge break for Edmonton. Conversely, it probably would have been enough for Calgary to at least make the playoffs this year if they had a better 2014 pick than Bennett.

I really wanted Flames to get Nylander back then and to this date am even more disappointed.

 

[Conbon]

I've got mixed feelings on Bennett. I'm no longer particularly optimistic about him but I do think he can still become a solid player. It would not surprise me one way or the other.

He has shown many flashes of being an impact player but at this point I'm not sure whether it's just because it looks like he puts more effort in for limited returns. He seems kinda like Rick Nash of the past few years in that way. (I am absolutely not making a comparison there because that would be ridiculous) What I mean by that is he will absolutely take over a game and out work everyone, but at the end of the season you're left thinking "How did a guy that good end up with less points that their #4 dman??)

There are some posters in this thread that are trolling and acting like he's already done in the league but I think Bennett is the kinda guy that you've got to go down with the ship on. You can't trade him for a 4th or something and have him flourish. He's got too little value that we might as well hold onto him in hopes he puts it together.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

He is a lot more skilled than Stajan. But I’m sure you’ve seen 1-2 games of Bennett this year and are basing your comparison on stats.

I dunno I'm skeptical that Bennett can reach a career high of 57 points like Stajan did.

 

[IComeInPeace]

Seems like a change of scenery and a fresh start for him, and the Flames would be the best course of action...

But, you’re probably not getting a whole lot back for him in a trade; maybe another guy drafted early who’s kind of going through the same thing.

I’d say maybe swap out Virtanen for Bennett, but the Canucks might not want to do that as despite his meager point totals Virtanen looks like he’s actually improving as a player, whereby Bennett seems to be regresssing.

Anyways...I’d love to see him get a fresh start somewhere else.

 

[Tkachuky]

I dunno I'm skeptical that Bennett can reach a career high of 57 points like Stajan did.

I’m not. He has the skill. Faster and grittier player than Stajan too.

 

[Lunatik]

Beware of late season stats padding from players on non-playoff teams...

the thread was from January, perhaps you should know what is being discussed before making yourself look foolish?

 

[Brock Radunske]

the thread was from January, perhaps you should know what is being discussed before making yourself look foolish?

Apologies for not reading 6 pages about a bottom-6 disappointment on a non-playoff team.

 

[Lunatik]

Apologies for not reading 6 pages about a bottom-6 disappointment on a non-playoff team.

all you had to do was scroll up 5 posts and the date the thread was created is under the title.

 

[Pestilence]

He’s 21.. still a very good young player. Finally putting it all together.

Remember when people were comparing him to Yakupov?

Yeah... about that...

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Yeah... about that...

Because points are everything right? Oh right one player is a two way forward and the other is a pure scorer who brings absolutely nothing else to the table...

 

[Spawn]

Because points are everything right? Oh right one player is a two way forward and the other is a pure scorer who brings absolutely nothing else to the table...

Sam Bennett a two-way player? Two way players tend to need to be able to be good defensively and offensively. Sam Bennett is 0fer on that front.

 

[izzy]

theres still time but eh

 

[Captain Controversy]

I just looked at Sam on hockey db. 26 points again eh?
This guy desperately needs change. Us Oiler fans know it when we see it. Nail Yakupov bad.

 

[Pestilence]

Because points are everything right? Oh right one player is a two way forward and the other is a pure scorer who brings absolutely nothing else to the table...

Points surely aren't everything, but that comparison isn't surely as well as ridiculous as you try to make it be

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Rip @Glengarry Glencross

 

[lightstorm]

I can't even imagine how much more terrible Edmonton would be if they selected Bennett over Draisaitl. Myself and many on here wanted Bennett, and most rankings had him above Draisaitl. I'm glad to be wrong in this case.

McDavid would turn Bennett into a 55-60pts player easily, so 15-20 points less than what has he done for Drai?

Miniscule difference to how much more terrible Edmonton would be.

 

[Kalv]

McDavid would turn Bennett into a 55-60pts player easily, so 15-20 points less than what has he done for Drai?

Miniscule difference to how much more terrible Edmonton would be.

As a Ducks fan who dislikes both teams and have seen both of them lining up against the Ducks - Bennet has completely nothing on Drai. I can`t even remember Bennet from the playoff series against us, meanwhile Drai was looking very good against us and he rarely played on McDavids line.

Those 2 players are not comparable.

 

[ps241]

It will be interesting to see where this goes. There are stretches still when I really like how he attacks the game and I feel that there is more there but there are other times I get to the end of a Flames game and don’t remember him. 21 is too young to write a guy off but like some have mentioned maybe he does need a fresh start?

Flames could really use a break out season by Sam Bennett next year.

 

[THall4]

The 21yr old has points in six of his last seven games. Looks like he is starting to turn his season around. I remember HF going crazy at him for his slow start to the season. He's still young and still has lot's of potential. Good to see him playing well now.

The Yakupov special.

Always ends the season on a hot note to tickled the you know what of fans...Bennett is no different.

If hes a Flamer next season...it'll be the same old story again until March.
IMO I think they deal him this summer.

 

[MessierII]

I can't even imagine how much more terrible Edmonton would be if they selected Bennett over Draisaitl. Myself and many on here wanted Bennett, and most rankings had him above Draisaitl. I'm glad to be wrong in this case.

Bennett had red flags from back then. I argued this to the death with oilers fans at the time. Most of the board wanted Bennett because he was gritty and physical and played a “two way game”. Anyone who’s that small and is playing that kind of game in junior has bust potential because not everyone is Mike Richards and even Richards fell off a cliff eventually. Draisaitl to me was clearly the best prospect between him and the sams. He was singlenandedly dragging a team completely devoid of talent on his back and was the most productive of the 3.

 

[CraigsList]

I can't even imagine how much more terrible Edmonton would be if they selected Bennett over Draisaitl. Myself and many on here wanted Bennett, and most rankings had him above Draisaitl. I'm glad to be wrong in this case.

The one time I'd rather have had the higher pick than you guys. I wanted Bennett or Draisaitl, depending on who fell to us. Was just fine with Bennett, it's unfortunate he hasn't lived up to his potential. He has one more season to figure it out, otherwise I don't see us hesitating to trade his RFA rights in the 2019 offseason to upgrade our top 6 RW.

It's disappointing that he is like this during the season, because the kid is a total beast in the playoffs.