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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
His shooting percentage was off...for the second straight year. Definitely linemates play a part in that, but I don't think that's something you use to a defend a guy in his third year in the league. He got opportunity with the top line and didn't convert. I don't remember a ton of posts from Bennett this year but maybe that's a metric counted somewhere. Mostly, he's winging shots high and wide. Didn't you post that he lead the team in missed shots by a country mile?
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This is in part a consequence of playing in Gulutzan's ridiculous same handed/same sided "hold onto the puck as long as you can until the other team can get in the way" system that also ruined Brodie's offensive ability and caused the whole team's shooting percentage to drop. If you put Bennett on the right side (we need two top six right wingers anyway), and put Brodie back on his natural side, you improve the shooting angles for both and significantly reduce the number of shots that are wide. By transitioning to a quick-strike offense, you can significantly cut down on the number of blocked shots.
I truly believe that a new coaching staff will do wonders for both Bennett and Brodie, if the right candidates are chosen and they coach to players' strengths rather than being too rigid with a pre-conceived system.