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Originally Posted by dammage79
Bennett put up more points in his rookie season on Lw. I'm nor saying Bennett needs to be a permanent winger. But a shift to Lw where he is historically better at producing points would be a big help.for the Flames right now.
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Per Ottawa's community on hf, that has been their lineup for the past little while. I can't possibly see him being good enough to push any of our C's to the wing if he couldn't do it on Ottawa.
Secondly, Bennett putting up points is only part of his development as a player. I would rather him put up slightly less points and take huge steps toward being a complete C over him putting up points and not learning anything else. Again, Treliving has made it abundantly clear that we are still in a rebuild. Developing Bennett now as a complete center is an extremely important step in helping him be successful for the next 5-10 years.
Yes, growing pains suck and we all want him to put up insane numbers right now, but it'll take time and moving him to the wing when times get tough is not the answer long term.