Sportsnet: Calgary Flames forward Sam Bennett said he was surprised by being a healthy scratch on Thursday.
“I didn’t see it coming,” he told reporters Friday. “I walked in and I was on the taxi squad and not dressing with the team, not skating with the team.”
Bennett wouldn’t comment on the trade request and said things are between GM Brad Treliving and agent Darren Ferris.
“My job right now is just to play hockey and do my job,” he said. “I think I’m just going to leave everything else to them and they’re going to figure it out.