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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Yeah, Sutter wanted him to play centre but he'd got so comfortable at LW that he didn't want to move. I think there is a lesson here for those folks wanting Bennett to play on the wing instead of centre.
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I am hopeful that Bennett breaks in as a centre, and plays his NHL career as a centre. But it really shortsighted to think that moving him to the wing at this stage of his young career will be in any way detrimental to his development. More than half the forwards who are drafted are drafted as centres (Tanguay was actually also drafted as a centre); huge numbers of them make the transition to the wing seamlessly. This is a non-issue.