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The playoff numbers make for a tempting add. Not sure about it otherwise (C or W, where he plays in the lineup and the player he displaces).
 
I live in Calgary and back in the day I would chirp my friends talking about how they took "Bust Bennett". Not sure if he's the best fit on our team given the fact that he wants a bigger role.
 
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I've always been a fan of Bennett. I think I recall in his draft year saying his favorite player was Dougie, hence the 93. I think its a character guy who'd play hard as hell for us. Ontario kid who would bleed blue and white, something this team could desperately use.

I'd definitely be inquiring if I were KD
 
I don't get the hype surrounding this guy. He's a bottom six forward and not an elite one at that. Yeah, he was a high pick and he can be rough/gritty/tenacious now and then, but so what? To me he's a slight upgrade at best over Kerfoot (whom I'm not a fan of). If they can get him for a trade similar to Kerfoot + a decent prospect or a third rounder, I'd be okay with that. But I wouldn't give up more.
Hard to ignore his production in the playoffs over the past two seasons. He produced more in those 15 games than he did all season.
Maybe he is one of those guys who shows up in the playoffs?we could use that. Especially at a low cost.
 
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I actually think Zach Hyman might be a decent starting point for what Bennett could be utilized as, and this is based on his wrecking ball playoff performances. Hyman didn't make the NHL full time till he was 24. His offense was also non existent at Bennett-ish levels until his second year and then started improving (while playing significant time on the top line).

Bennett is 24. Big drop off from his draft projections from 2014, but we don't know exactly how Calgary mishandled him over the years. If he can get him cheap like you say and let him play that rambunctious style on a lower line, I see that as a win. We wouldn't be investing a 4th overall pick on him.
Couldn't agree more. I really think he has been mishandled in CGY. Not sure he has top 6 upside, and certainly not down the middle on our team. But I wouldn't hesitate to give him minutes on the Left wing with JT and willy. This club has been historically easy to play against, especially when the hockey gets tougher in the playoffs. This player still has a lot of upside in my mind, and at worst case scenario he is still an everyday NHL forward. On any team. Buy low, dream high
 
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CLB - Kerfoot + 4th(CGY)
TOR - Savard (2.5 retained) + Bennett
CGY - Dermott + 5th(TOR)


Hyman - Matthews - Marner
Bennett - Tavares - Nylander
Mikhayev - Thornton - Robertson
Simmonds - Spezza - Vesey

Muzzin - Brodie
Rielly - Savard
Lehtonen /Holl/Bogosian
 
I don't think he has to quarantine since he is already in Canada.

Roslovic was able to play for Columbus right away (or I think he missed one game because he needed to get up to speed first) because he stayed in the US.

Roslovich is in the US, Stutzle had to quarantine coming back from Edmonton to Ottawa, there was also a couple of others. Maybe the protocol changed, but not that I'm aware of.
 
It's naive to pencil Bennett in the top 6 when he hasn't shown the ability in a 5-year career so far. At best he could be slotted in on the third line with occasional fourth line time until he can prove himself a bit more.

His style of play would slide nicely along Matthews or Tavares though so there's opportunity if he plays well.

He provides more jam and physicality than Vesey which would be a nice add. But I don't see how the Leafs make it fit personally with cap and which players go back.

Have to imagine a lesser team with a hole in their top 6 will give a mid-round pick and give him a shot.

I think folks are getting too hooked on the idea of what Bennet could become rather than the reality of the player he is at present.

Hes got some nice aspects to his game - namely his physicality and some good post season performances. But let's face it, the bulk of his career has been pretty medicore as a player.

I think the team could potentially make use of him (at 50% retained), but i wouldn't expect him to play centre. And honestly, Vesey may be the better offensive option to play in the top 2 lines over him
 
Sam Bennett modeled his game after Dougie Gilmour and scouts used that comparable as well when he was an Ohler.

Kingston Frontenacs’ Sam Bennett modern day Doug Gilmour

Sam Bennett, who wears No. 93 for Doug Gilmour’s Kingston Frontenacs, freely admits that his knowledge of his general manager’s Hall of Fame career comes mostly through scattered videos and word of mouth. Last week, NHL central scouting released its mid-term rankings, in which Bennett was projected as the No. 1 selection in the NHL’s June draft. Hockey insiders have been using the occasion to describe Bennett as a modern-day version of the player they called Killer.

Bennett was all of seven months old when Gilmour was traded from Leafland to New Jersey in the bleak winter of 1997. Still, long before Gilmour selected Bennett with the ninth overall pick in the OHL draft a couple of years back, Gilmour’s vast legend had made a pronounced impact on Bennett’s young life.

“My dad’s a Leafs fan, and he was always giving me advice on how to play,” Bennett was saying this week. “His favourite player being Dougie Gilmour, he wanted me to play like Dougie, I guess.” “Play like Dougie.”

Todd Gill, the ex-Leaf who coaches the Frontenacs, doesn’t hesitate to invoke the comparison. “He’s got the Dougie Gilmour attitude in the sense that he can beat you in a lot of different ways — kill penalties, play on your powerplay. He makes the ship float,” Gill said.

Full story: Kingston Frontenacs’ Sam Bennett modern day Doug Gilmour: Feschuk

With all due respect, Bennett will never live up to Gilmour's ability (let alone his legacy). Gilmour was on the 87 Canada Cup Team as well as a Hall of Fame inductee. I have no problem saying that he models himself after/influenced by, but to compare him is just wild. There is no way Bennett comes even close to that ability.
 
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With all due respect, Bennett will never live up to Gilmour's ability (let alone his legacy). Gilmour was on the 87 Canada Cup Team as well as a Hall of Fame inductee. I have no problem saying that he models himself after/influenced by, but to compare him is just wild. There is no way Bennett comes even close to that ability.
Honestly, I'm confident nobody is actually comparing Sam Bennett to Dougie. The fact that he understands the magnitude of what Dougie brought to this franchise is big in my mind. There is no doubt in my mind Sam Bennett would play his heart out like Dougie did, just might be a couple pts shy of Dougie's 127pt campain. Point is, you can see how much wearing the Maple Leaf means to a guy like Wayne Simmonds, who grew up wanting to be a Leaf, and its shows in every shift Wayne takes in my mind. I imagine the same would be for Sam Bennett
 
He hits more than Kerfoot and he might be better at FO although his good numbers there may be just because of strong side use. If Kerfoot can't get back to his Colorado production then they might be similar offensive producers as Bennett has done enough prior to 2019 that last year doesn't look real. Of the two I trust Kerfoot a lot more but then there is that contract and the cap space has value of its own since AK hasn't been close to a $3.5M player for the Leafs. Even though Kerf has done nothing this year the club's record is good enough I don't see then trading a regular for another question mark and I doubt the Flames would be interested in retaining enough that one of the Leaf's spares makes the money work.

I guess if KD and Keefe have been carrying a torch for the kid since their Sault days there might be a door open but we have no reason to think that is the case. I do think the kid might benefit from a new environment though.
 
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Roslovich is in the US, Stutzle had to quarantine coming back from Edmonton to Ottawa, there was also a couple of others. Maybe the protocol changed, but not that I'm aware of.

That was a different scenario. We just came back from Edmonton and you don't see any of our players having to quarantine. We have another game in 4 days.
 
I’d rather go after Crouse but either him or Bennett would be a nice addition to the bottom six.
 
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That was a different scenario. We just came back from Edmonton and you don't see any of our players having to quarantine. We have another game in 4 days.

Actually I was wrong, it’s a 14 day quarantine, it was 7 days during training camp.

Canadian NHL Teams Request Quarantine Rule Change

Also if you have the Athletic, LeBrun talks about it in his latest article, says Canadian teams are lobbying for it too change back to 7 days and 4 negative tests. Article says the government hasn’t responded to the request yet.
LeBrun: How will quarantine rules affect Canadian teams’ trade deadline plans?
 
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Who would play 3rd line center for us, if we end up trading Kerfoot? Can Bennett play center or is he more of a winger?
 
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That’s different than a trade with a different team.

A team which is in Canada and having to follow the exact same rules and guidelines as our team. Last time I checked, you don't need to quarantine in Ontario (or really anywhere except the Maritimes) if you are travelling from another place in Canada. It's only when you come from outside of Canada.
 
A team which is in Canada and having to follow the exact same rules and guidelines as our team. Last time I checked, you don't need to quarantine in Ontario (or really anywhere except the Maritimes) if you are travelling from another place in Canada. It's only when you come from outside of Canada.

see my post right after the one you quoted.
Provided 2 links.
It’s actually 14 days right now.
 
Dubas said coming into the season that he needed to change the bottom 6 style of play. Sam Bennett wold fit that mold of a player in the bottom 6.
 
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