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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
No, if anything the benchings are saving us goals against. The last sequence he didn't recognize that the d-man was pinching and he tried to go down low in the slot for an offensive chance, completely negating his responsibility to circle back and defend. This leads directly to a 3 on 1 where the Stars hit the post.
Bennett is totally shirking his responsibilities right now. Kid needs to smarten up.
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He wasn't expecting the pinch because there was no reason to pinch there.
He's guilty of not adapting to cover, but if he's really not expecting the pinch, it might have taken a second to register his responsibility to cover.