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Originally Posted by Par
If we want Sam Bennett to take the next step, than we need to give him some, good line mates. We cannot attach the anchor Troy Brouwer to Sam Bennett and say, sail, sail sail fast as you can, he cannot sail fast because he has an anchor attached to him.
I think what is holding up Sam Bennett's contract negations maybe the quality of his line mates.
The Same thing is true for Monahan and Johnny, they need a good RW, not hot and cold Ferland.
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Just to be clear...are you saying that Bennett hasn't signed a contract yet because he either hasn't been given good enough line mates yet to play with, OR, the even sillier scenario, he's negotiating who he gets to play with?
I agree that Brouwer wasn't a good fit with him last year, and he may not be good this year either, but Bennett's advanced stats from last year indicate that he wasn't much better than Brouwer. He had a down year. Sophomore jinx. It happens, but I expect that he will improve a fair amount this year after adjusting to the league and adjusting to playing center.
Also, if Bennett had shown more throughout the year, he probably would have been given better line mates to play with.