There is, after all, a measure of strength that Bennett derives when the stakes ramp up, on a stage like this. He smiles at the very notion of players making a name for themselves in the post-season. At 22, he's becoming one of Calgary's most recent examples.
In his and the Flames' most recent appearance back in 2017 - a spirited, but ultimately short, first-round series with the Anaheim Ducks - Bennett scored a pair of goals and had a team-leading 13 hits, proving for the second time in three years that playoff hockey brings out the very best in him.
In his first tour back in 2015, he scored three goals and added one assist in 11 games after his year with the Kingston Frontenacs came to a close, paving the way for a one-of-a-kind NHL debut.
And what an entrance it was.
"It's all will," said assistant coach Marty Gelinas, who knew "by the first shift" that Bennett was a driver in this tough, playoff climate. "If you have the skill to put up big numbers in the regular season - great. That's wonderful. It obviously makes a big difference. But there's a lot more to it, and a reason the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win.
"You've got to win 16 games. If you're lucky enough to do it, by the time it's all over, you've probably played about 25 total. Can you handle it? Will your body hold up? Are you willing to give that little extra when you've got nothing in the tank?
"He will.
"I always think back to what Mark Messier told us during our Cup run (in 1990), about how the playoffs are all about the one-on-one battles:
"'Win the next one. Then the next one. Then the next one.
"'Win most of them...
"'And you'll come out on the right side of the battle, every time.'
"So that became our focus. Finish the hit. Get in their face. Wear them down. In the regular season, you might not see those guys again all year. In the playoffs, you've got 'em again in two days.
"They feel it. And when you know there's one guy on the other side making your life miserable, that can make all the difference.
"That's the kind of impact Benny can have."