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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
You know, my mamma always told me to say something nice about someone even if they're no good. Its tough with the Oilers of course, because there's nothing nice to say.
But with all of the complaints about Sam Bennett, I see the biggest improvement in terms of his overall strength. He's stronger now then at the start of the year, he's winning board battles more frequently and he's driving and winning a lot of those battles to the net.
I tend to think with Bennett, that its a matter of confidence and being too young when he came to the NHL. He had that teenager strength, which is find in impressing girls by curling 6 packs of beer, and skipping rocks across the body, but in the last half of the season, he's starting to be able to battle more experienced NHL players and he's not giving up a huge advantage in terms of strength and leverage.
I still think that this kid can succeed in the NHL, maybe he's not going to be that number 1 center that everyone salivated over. But he's going to be a top 6 winger with an edge that might not light it up with 30 or 40 goals. But he's going to be that indispensable piece in the top 6 that doesn't hurt you up front, brings a edge, and chips in.
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I’d like to see Bennett back on the left wing with Backs with Chucky on the right wing (he has said he can play both wings). I think other teams would go nuts. Move Frolik to Janko’s line. He can play either side so we can trade for another winger to go with this combo.