Just for comparison sake, I looked at Monahan's first season in the league on the NHL stats page. I'm not sure if there is a way to check his linemates or average toi but I have a hard time imagining his linemates that season are any better than what Bennett is playing with now. I just don't think Bennett is able to adjust his game to the NHL. He doesn't use his linemates well and it feels like he's hesitating nearly every play. I hope that he's young enough to learn to use his talents in the NHL, but to say he has constantly been saddled with bad linemates is ignoring the fact that he doesn't seem to be able to drive an offence himself.
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