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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Really? How many 40 point 20 goal scoring third lines are there?
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It's actually a fair comment since he said second liners are expected to get 40+ points and anything below that production puts you into 3rd line status.
67 NHL centers had 40+ points last year.
90 NHL centers had 30+ points last year.
That means 2nd liners will usually get you 40+ points, and 3rd liners production falls in the 30-40 point range.
Considering Sam Bennett had 36 points as a 19 year old rookie, we should probably give him some time to develop a little more before writing him off as a grinder.