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As is, there’s no problem with Sam Bennett. He’s a 3rd line centre at a very young age on a playoff team. Due to circumstances, his development will take a bit longer.

Any expectations fans have for him are irrelevant/perhaps unrealistic. You’re not going produce big numbers offensively as a 3rd line centre playing with the quality of wingers he has, and for fans to blame Sam for not being able to single handedly carry a line is silly. Monahan has never done it, Gaudreau has never done it, Draisaitl has never done it, and so on and so on. If he can continue to develop his defensive game, and he’s well ahead of where Backlund was at the same age, then it’s a good thing.

Fan expectations are silly.