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Originally Posted by Beninho
I know it's also been said here a ton but it wouldn't hurt to try Bennett on the top line as the RW. It's not an insult to Bennett, look at how Drai plays the wing for the Oil. It's not an insult to put him on the top line, even as a RW. Obviously we will need someone to take over the 3rd line center role but it's worth the shot.
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You mean, put him with Gaudreau and Monahan? In theory it would work well - but I believe it was tried more than once last season, with underwhelming results. It was a revolving door of RW'ers on that line last year and no one stuck, Bennett included.
I'd be all for giving it another go, just saying it's been tried before and hadn't worked. And I think you want at least 1 experienced player on each line - or at least, that's what I think Gulutzan is going for with his lineups. We're in the playoff hunt, yes, but this is still a young team with many key core players in their 20's and should be played as such.