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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Good question. I think Bennett has 30+ goal potential, 70+ point potential. He could achieve it as early as next season ala Monahan but it could easily take another year. Right now I think he needs to continue to fill out and add strength so that he can power his way around the net and along the boards more easily. And I think he would need better line mates to achieve those totals. He needs confidence and comfort at centre and I think a good share of that was achieved by moving him back to centre late last season. I think his confidence lacked at the beginning of the season but we saw with his stretch with Backlund where he erupted for a ton of goals that he gained confidence over the year.
So there are some things in his control (adding strength) but some things out of his control (better line mates). Some of it is just experience as well.
Gonna be interesting to see what our wingers look like as the offseason goes on. I still think Treliving is looking to upgrade that area before next fall through trade, or UFA or the draft.
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Bennett struggles with getting around defenders. Yes he pulled of a couple sweet dekes this season but those usually didn't work for him. I think that is something he really needs to work on as the inside outside moves don't work like they did in Junior. Bulking up as you said and using brute force might be better for him than trying to play like Johnny 2.0