While the optimism about Bennett around here is admirable, he clearly is disappointing at this stage in his career. Right now there is very little to suggest that he will live up to his draft status. He currently looks more like a Stajan than a Gilmour.
I still have hope that he can bust out but theres not a lot of evidence to make one optimistic, despite what is said on this board. His stats are brutal from every angle, both traditional and fancy. I get the linemate argument but as previously mentioned, other centers have had bad linemates and still found a way to produce, whether it be through points or corsi.
Still much too early to call him a bust obviously, but if he was an Oiler thats exactly what everyone here would be calling him.
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