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Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans
If Bennett can make the big club next year, while it would be tempting to put him and Johnny together, I'd love to see them spread that kind of high-end talent across two lines and put Gaudreau with Monahan on one and have Bennett with Colborne or something on the second.
If an opposing team matches their top defenders against JG, their second pairing gets eaten up when Bennett's line comes out or vice versa. Great times.
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Johnny is already messing the top defenders up. As someone pointed out, the Norris-type defenceman are on Johnny now. Weber during Nashville's visit and Subban in Montreal last night. Johnny makes great plays anyway in both games - even though teams are zeroing in on Calgary's deadliest offensive weapon right now.
Putting Bennett as Gaudreau's pivot is essentially a massive force multiplier and would rightly make sense as they are both first line players. Bennett also plays like Gaudreau - the smarts, the puck skills, defensive responsibility and the distinct ability to make plays at top speed and in close quarters.
I am predicting we'll see a line of Gaudreau - Bennett - Poirier tried out sometime in future, potentially even next season and sticks as they'll be able to:
-Drive possession
-Zone entry
-Get back in time to help out D
But mostly:
-Odd man rushes at insane speed