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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
...The risk though is whether he has the frame to do so and avoid injury as in some ways he reminds me a bit of a better Gilbert Brule, a player who was a physical player in juniors but unable to transfer that to the bigger pro game. Personally from what I have seen of Bennett there is no way he should be traded as his potential dwarfs any possible return and would be the type of trade to bite a general manager in the ass in a few years time.
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Unlike Brule, Bennett is well within range of the average size of NHL players. I have seen this narrative about Bennett being a small player forwarded before, and I don't get it. I would agree that he is still a little undersized, but given his age I expect him to fill out his frame more over the next year or two. It is clear that Bennett currently struggles with NHL strength, but unlike Brule who was always quite small there is no good reason to think that with some seasoning and growth he will get there.