HIT THE PANIC BUTTON! SAM BENNETT IS A HEALTHY SCRATCH TONIGHT!!!!!! Ok, now that that is out of way, get over it. The Flames are saying all the right things about Bennett not being in the lineup, but it certainly, on the surface, looks like something is afoot.
Bennett’s future with the Flames has been speculated on even more after last Saturday night’s bombshell dropped by Elliotte Friedman saying Bennett’s agent is looking for a trade/”change of scenery.” If you have been living under a rock recently, here is Friedman’s piece for Sportsnet.
Calgary has given no indication they will move the former #4 overall draft pick, but sitting him as a healthy scratch after that information was released to the public looks a little “iffy.