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Originally Posted by FAN
Umm... if Bennett wasn't aware and didn't prepare for the specific technique that was mandated that's all on him. There is zero excuse. I don't think any draft eligible player had the right to claim "surprise" at the tests and techniques mandated unless I am mistaken and the tests and techniques mandated were kept secret.
I don't think executing a pull up should be way down the list of things a draft eligible player should be spending time on at all. A pull up is one of the best exercises you can do to strengthen your grip and back muscles besides the deadlift. If you work out you should know. With that said, it is an advanced strength exercise that is difficult to do. Again, there's no need to excuse Bennett for his failure to perform a pull up. He needs to add strength and his inability to do a pull up at the combine has no bearing on his ability to develop into an effective NHL player.
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In response to the bolded 'there is no excuse', you yourself absolutely nailed it a couple of posts higher:
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But Sam Bennett is fit. Bennett is a young kid who simply might be lacking behind others in terms of weight room training. Maybe nobody got him to do body weight exercises. More likely, he didn't have enough time to work out in the weight room and grow his muscles given the games and minutes he plays. That has nothing to do with Bennett not working hard or not being fit.
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THIS. We need to keep it in perspective. By all accounts Bennett works his arse off. He plays a hard-edged game, does what his coach and management asks of him and is immensely skilled. Howse was lacking in all those attributes but the former, which is why he failed as a pro.