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Strongly disagree. Sam Bennett is a young and talented NHLer, who has demonstrated he belongs in the NHL, can fill a bottom six roll and occasionally play up the lineup. Teams have certainly payed a lot more for less. I will gladly accept that a different price may be warranted, but saying he is barely worth a 4th is incorrect.
Ottawa, and Montreal for that matter, have lots of picks, and some of those picks are going to need to be cashed in for players. A young player that can be given opportunities to demonstrate some value, but can also easily be moved around the lineup, has a lot of value. Look at Curtis Lazar, for example. Couldn't stick in the NHL, went for a second, based on pedigree and a change in scenery. Bennett has more pedigree and has performed enough to know he will be an NHLer. That has value.