I'm legitimately shocked to see people STILL saying "It's okay, Beau Brittle, next time will be the time you stay healthy!"
My question to those folks is how many times does it take for you to see the light?
Do you think it's a coincidence that he's always hurt, and it's just an unfortunate string of events?
Do not resign him. If we have the courage to get rid of Despres, who was no healthier after being a Pen, surely we can let Elijah Price walk. I'd make a joke about him throwing out his shoulder cleaning out his locker, but he already did that celebrating a goal.
Injuries aside, he's playing scared and ineffectively. He won't go within five feet of the boards and avoids hits. And he knows it:
https://twitter.com/BeauBennett19/statu ... 4631784448
That's from 2014, but after his Oshie injury he texted his parents and said he's not sure if hockey is for him. It's in his head.
The bottom six is *finally* looking good. Lets nurture that instead of having this ghost show up ever 3 months for a few games before disappearing again.
His timeline:
2012-2013 (26 GP)
Feb 14 Called up from WBS
2013-2014 (21 GP, 12 Playoff GP)
Nov 23 Broken Wrist
2014-2015 (49 GP, 2 Playoff GP)
Oct 9 Left Knee Injury (Practice)
Nov 26 Lower-body injury
Apr 20 Upper-body injury
2015-2016 (33 GP)
Oct 15 Shoulder Injury (Celebrating Goal)
Dec 14 Shoulder Injury (T.J. Oshie hit)
Jan 25 Shoulder Injury
Apr 7 Undisclosed injury
129 GP and 45 points (Playoff: 20gp/6pts). Blech.
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I know he's become a punchline but I do feel bad for Beau. The kid clearly has NHL skills but just doesn't have the body for it.
Yes, clearly!
I mean he clearly belongs in the NHL. He should stick with it and hopefully eventually he stops getting hurt. Someone will give him a contract... it's low risk, high reward.
Hopefully the Penguins are that someone.
I'd gladly risk the 850k or whatever for a player with that skill set.
OMG, no, sthaaaaap with this nonsense. Stoooooooooop.
Does he clearly belong in the NHL? Last year he managed to play 49 games and still only had 4 goals/8 assists (giving him a career year).
Great point! Flashes of brilliance with stretches nothing. His production is the same rate as what Brian Gibbons was when he was here, and Gibbons was (unfairly) derided by this community.
Yeah, he clearly has an NHL skill set. Doesn't necessarily mean impactful NHLer. But there's no question - even with the development time lost - that he belongs in this league.
Health is part of the total package and can't be discounted. Let some other team decide if he's worth the risk. He's a proven liability here.
He will only ever be an impact player if he actually stays healthy, no argument here. My point is he does enough when healthy to justify the minuscule risk associated with a 6-figure contract. And as long as that can be said, someone will take that minuscule risk.
Someone else, please.
Honestly, the only reason I can see some resistance for letting him walk is that he was a First Round Pick and letting him go acknowledges that it was a waste. Well, he's also a waste on the roster so lets just come to grips with it and move along.
