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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I disagree.
Shift Backlund to wing, Bennett to centre. Playing Bennett at anything but centre is a failure on Hartley's behalf. It's short sighted.
Monahan wasn't ready to play hard minutes at centre as a first year, should he have played on Stajan's wing?
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Why are you comparing Monahan's situation to Bennett? We were starved at centre when Monahan joined the team. Him being sheltered on the 3rd line was best for development.
Now the Flames have 3 good options at Centre not including Bennett. We do however have a staggering need for a 2nd line LWer who can play offense. That's why Bennett is playing on the wing right now.
It worked well for players like Galchenyuk and Mackinnon, so I'm not sure why you are so against it with Bennett.
There's enough other things going wrong with this team. Bennett playing top-6 minutes on LW should be the least of your worries.
And hey, even if Bennett never transitions back to centre, we have other centers to take his place. This team is absolutely stacked with them and Bennett becomes yet another versatile piece of the Flames core.