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Originally Posted by 442scotty
Perhaps, just perhaps, if the Flames had let Bennett just develop his offence side a little more with say Backlund? he would be further ahead. Instead they obsessed with trying to make him a centre while playing him with AHL quality linemates. No wonder he's such a mess  |
You need to look back at the posts on this forum in 2015-16, when Bennett was being started as a wing. Posters were screaming that he was being wasted at that position. Mind you, when that happened, he was with Backlund and Frolik 57% of the time, players who consistently elevate the games of their linemates. The second most common combo was Bennett, Granlund and Hudler. So hardly "AHL quality".
In 2016-17, even strength he played C with Brouwer and Versteeg the most (36%) - bad but not AHL quality, and Versteeg in particular had a decent year. But second most (23.3%) was with Gaudreau (and Chiasson).
https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/...es=2015-2016:R