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Originally Posted by the2bears
Wow, people falling all over themselves to prove how much they hate Bennett. One comment not enough, some have to keep at it over and over.
We lost, it sucks.
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Listen, normally I agree with the calmer attitude, but this is just inexcusable from Bennett at this point in his career.
If you attempt to check a player directly from behind, you're going to put a stick or a hand where it shouldn't be, and the refs are going to call a penalty. Even rookies understand that at some point.
For a guy that stakes his game on effort and tenacity, that play is all sorts of lazy. Take a few extra strides, get alongside the player, and find a way to strip the puck or check him off it. You will NEVER have a good outcome going at a player directly from behind. You will OFTEN get called for a penalty.
Yet Sam hasn't figured this out after getting called for the same thing time and again. It's just maddening that he hasn't learned this yet. It makes me question whether or not he has NHL level hockey IQ, as other aspects of his game seem to suffer from the same lack of awareness or intelligence.