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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
I would suggest you have never been around a competitive athlete then. I agree with you, the guys likely respect Bennett for what he's done, but there is no way any of the existing players view him as an upgrade over themselves in the short run, and there is a huge difference between having been around the guys while recovering from injury, and actually being one of them after battling in the trenches with them all season long.
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Again, these are competitive guys who no doubt have this feeling when anyone replaces them in a game. So Bolig can sit for Ferland, but if it were to be Bennett he'd be so upset it would effect moral? Nonsense. Granlund and Porier have come up and replaced regulars at very important points of the season. They're all competitive and want to play. Suggesting that inserting Bennett would be any different or have a irreversible effect on moral is another stretch.