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Originally Posted by Fischy13
... Bennett is also a C/LW. The position on the top line available is RW. He was there as a band aide solution IMO...
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This is a really important point that is surprisingly being ignored by many posters in their untrammelled vitriol: having Bennett on the top line shifted Gaudreau to the right side. Several posters were quite happy about Gaudreau playing his off-wing, but it is completely justifiable for the coaches to prefer having as many of their best available players in their natural positions.
Chris Stewart is a right-winger. Gaudreau is a left-winger. It makes abundant sense to me why the coaches would like to see this combination for at least a shift or two, and it is NOT an indictment of the quality of Sam Bennett's recent level of play.