Not to mention that triggers are pretty much a necessity when playing at 240+BPM speeds, no matter how hard you're hitting. How else are you going to cut through the walls of guitar distortion?
Even George Kollias says so, and he's known for having powerful and fast feet.
What Ben originally was saying is that triggers shouldn't be used to make a drummer sound really powerful when the truth is he is barely hitting the drum. Guys like George Kollias and Derek Roddy are proof that it is possible to play insanely fast and still maintain power regardless of whether they trigger their kit or not.
Derek is an animal. However there are situations where in a studio you need the drummer to hit & hit HARD to get the right sound. Some drummers become slack & this becomes evident when their hits become uneven.
Triggers can however also become the solution to fixing this problem also.
By adjusting the trigger to only register with harder hits you can keep cranking the machine as you get better without sacrificing speed.
Seeing as many drummers just can't practice on a real kit during the week in their small shoebox rental, then using a trigger kit is better than not practicing. The advantage is if you keep upping the ante on the module it can be used to improve playing technique.
Derek is a big fan of this way of practicing.