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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Well, if Bennett is the 3rd line centre behind two amazing centres in Backlund and Monahan, how is that disappointing? Bennett can hardly be tagged a disappointment if he slots behind a 6th overall pick (from a better draft year) and a long-cooked homegrown draft pick that has developed into a top 5 defensive centre in the league.
If Bennett and Jankowski are our 3rd and 4th centres on a perennial playoff team/division champion/stanley cup champion team, then I disagree with this notion that he's a disappointment if he plays on the "3rd" line.
Monahan, Gaudreau, Backlund and Tkachuk have solidified our top 6 as far as centres and left-wings are concerned. Their success hardly makes Bennett any less important. If he can continue to develop, he's going to give us the best depth in the league. Then if we look at the potential in Jankowski as well - this is how championship teams are built - with depth.
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Bennett was drafted 4th overall and was supposed to be the future top line centre. If he can't get ahead of 50pt Backlund and 60pt Monahan then I would say that is a disappointment even if the Flames win the cup. The Kings became cup champs despite flubbing on 4th overall Thomas Hickey and regardless of the Kings success that was a bust pick for them.
Personally I think Bennett will be better than a 3rd line C but it is obviously taking longer for him to breakout than many of us suspected.