Signing Bennet for the money and term he is going to command will be an epic mistake
Agreed. I’m a huge Bennett fan. Wish they got him from Calgary and advocated for that years and years ago. Unfortunately, the next contract Bennett signs is probably his Clarkson contract. Wrong side of 30 for the majority of it. And the Leafs would have to significantly overpay him to get him to leave a Cup winning, warm weather, low tax, no pressure situation he is in now.
It should not shock anybody if and when Bennett, Marchand and Ekblad all take discounts to stay exactly where they are and the Panthers run it back, win or lose vs the Oilers.