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Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles
Only reason I'd be hesitant to put Bennett into an NHL playoff game with zero to a handful of games of NHL experience would be that he plays a very in your face, chippy game. He's not yet filled out completely, and he's so intense that I don't think he'd care and would go all out and potentially injure himself again.
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Have you seen him out there? He looks like he's 6'1" and just under 200lbs. He did a lot of filling out while he was sidelined this season. For the record he's only just a couple of pounds smaller than Iginla was when he broke into the league playing a physical style.
He's played 40 (!!) minutes a game some nights in Kingston. This is not some delicate flower who we need to be hand-wringing about picking up an injury. This is an NHL-ready player who might be the difference between beating the Kings and Jets to the playoffs or golfing in April.
The only downside I can think of is someone would have to sit in the pressbox (*cough* Raymond *cough*) but if you're worried about Sam Bennett you needn't bother.