Sam Bennett is an interesting case study.  Sam was Calgary’s 2014 4th overall pick. He was the #1 Ranked North American player going into the draft.  He put up solid numbers as a 16 year old in his first Major Junior season, and had an exceptional season as a 17 year old. His third year was overshadowed by a controversial injury.  

He made his Flames debut by scoring 3 playoff goals (plus 1 assist) in 11 games in the 2014/15 season series win over Vancouver and followed that up with 18 goals in his rookie season.  He has struggled with consistency and scoring throughout his 4 full NHL seasons and has not been able to replicate his goal and point totals in his rookie season.  His underlying numbers and counting stats are both just OK and he seems to have found role on the third line.  He is still a physical player who can get the puck to scoring areas but has been no where close to what we or the Flames projected him to be. 

Is he now a known quantity or does he still have room to develop?

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