With Bennett, long term is more important than short term, but still not sure what is best.
Galchenyuk is a real good comparison/example.
Therrien basically refused to play him at center through more than his first 200 NHL games. Finally last year, after any playoff hopes were over, they moved him to center full time, and he has been lights out since. Therrien took a lot of heat for not letting him find his way as a center earlier, but certainly looks like it didn't hurt Galchenyuk's development in the position at all. Of course, playing with Radulov and Gallagher/Pacioretti makes it just a bit easier to have success than with the line mates Bennett has.
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