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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
A lot really rides on Bennett. Currently he's being wasted on the third line dragging around the lumbering corpse of Troy Brouwer, so I hope he gets some play time as a top 6 winger. This would then open up the door of maybe playing Tkachuk on his off-wing on the Gaudreau-Monahan line which would give us a very good top 6.
Of course, it's really up to Bennett to show that potential, and I have my fears that the longer he spends as the 3C the more he will trend toward Yakupov town.
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I think your focus on top 6 and non-top 6 is misplaced. Top teams now employ a top 9 where 3 scoring lines are deployed and counted on. Bennett's line can easily be another scoring line if he's given Tkachuk or Gaudreau to work with.
Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland
Tkachuk-Bennett-Brouwer/Foo/Versteeg
Frolik-Backlund-Brouwer/Foo/Versteeg