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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Nice post ....
but on Bennett..... he at 6' 178 is not at all undersized as a junior. He is able to play a physical game and get away with it, just because he has critical mass. There a majority of the players in the CHL that are not strong...and smaller than Bennett...... they don't get to ever play in the NHL.
I have a worry that if Bennett does not have significant innate (genetic?) strength his game will not translate to the NHL level where he will be average or slightly below average in size.
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That's a good point about Bennett, but he does have a decent frame to fill out, he will get stronger, and winning puck battles in hockey takes more than just upper body strength and the fact that Bennett is considered strong along the boards means he knows how to win puck battles. Balance, leg power, body positioning, stick strength, and competitiveness are bigger contributors to winning puck battles.