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Originally Posted by transplant99
To illustrate how bad Bennetts production offensively has been this season...Pacioretty is clippin along about 66% of his normal output and is still squashing Sam's numbers at this point.
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Ok. Bennett had a 15 game 0 point streak to start the season. He finally got a consistent line mate with whom he could develop chemistry. When Jankowski found his game at the NHL level and Bennett with him, he then turned a corner. The guy has had a few games without points recently but has made an impact. And through Nov/December had 12 points in 11 games I recall.
Bennett is 21, Pacioretty is 29, which is when many players start to decline. (Some faster than others)
I’d rather look at how Bennett is playing now than penalize him for the start of the season, which I don’t think is reflective of him now.
In fact I would say, (not that anyone is proposing this trade,) that I would not trade Bennett for Pacioretty straight up.