This is nothing like the Baertschi situation.
Bennett was already up with the team and practiced with them for weeks. He knows the players, he knows the coaching staff, he knows the systems. Hartley dresses players based on hard work and merit.
I would expect that if he gets in the lineup, he'd start on 3rd line wing and will need to earn his keep, just like how Hartley has treated the other young players.
If he shines he'll work his way up the lineup. If he flounders he'll soon find himself sitting.
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