Can we talk a little about Jamie Benn?

[Badfish]

I also think he has another gear. 85-90 points will be his peak years.

Agreed.

I would trade him for Malkin in a heartbeat.

[Slaxys]

traded benn and perry in a limited, multicat keeper league for stamkos and even though I got stamkos, I still regret giving up benn

[vitun-tyhmä]

I'd trade Hall for Benn, myself. I think the delta between the two to be negligible, and I see Benn being in a (far) better situation for years to come.

It all depends on league categories and scoring but I can envision several scenarios where he'd be the better option than Hall, but not in any kind of pts-heavy format. Hall has upside to burn yet, Benn hit his (most of it anyway) last season.

[dbrzrk]

For what its worth... 5th yr player entering his 6th, was just under a pt per game (79 points) ... SO essentially a 80 point guy (very rare) , Has a stud centre man who has not hit his peak yet and loads of young talent (Kushkin) and secondary scoring (spezza/hemsky) ... This is what fantasy dreams are made of... He is as good of a lock for 80 pts in this league, but has the skill, line mates, age to be even better.... If that dallas pp can figure things out, 85-90 points is a definite possibility IMO.

[beteau]

traded benn and perry in a limited, multicat keeper league for stamkos and even though I got stamkos, I still regret giving up benn

Wowza that is a steep price. I almost traded Getz and Benn for Stammer a few years ago and didnt pull the trigger... Glad i didnt

[arctic_rogue]

Wowza that is a steep price. I almost traded Getz and Benn for Stammer a few years ago and didnt pull the trigger... Glad i didnt

A LOT of the time, the trades you don't make are far more important that the ones you do make.

[Belexus75]

I agree with this.

I see Benn being a 75-80 point guy (assuming he plays 75+ games) going forward with one or two seasons flirting with 82+ points.

In a points only league I don't think he deserves to be on anyone's top 15 list. Much more valuable in multi-cat leagues.

last year only 7 players hit 80+ and 13 hit 75+ and Benn was part of it....yes 2 or 3 more will hit is this year but i also think that 3 of those who did hit 75+ last season will not get there this year (Sharp, Pavelski, Thorton)....so if he is 75+ player as you suggested then he may not be top 5 in points only but he is definitely top 15 no question about it...