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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Bennett has never been afforded the same level of talent to play with, or the opportunities on the power play that our other top young players have...
Gulutzan absolutely buried Bennett's line last night in zone starts. There's like six players in the league that can dig themselves out of that and produce offense...
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There was more to Bennett's lack of offence last night than his zone starts. There were more than a few moments where he made either questionable decisions with the puck, or he missed a pass or play on his own. Don't get me wrong: I think Bennett has all the tools to be a scoring forward, and I thought he was terrific with Gaudreau and Lazar on Saturday night. But he was just simply not as good in the Anaheim game for reasons beyond his zone starts and line mates. It was one game, but I think it was probably his least impressive performance to open the season, and that is on him.
He will be better.