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Originally Posted by Macindoc
No doubt playing with Gio helped Brodie, but even after Gio went down with an injury, he played much better on that side. Brodie's vision of the ice is simply much better on his off side.
Bennett most certainly was not drafted as a left wing, he was drafted as a centre. He was put on the left wing because he shoots left. I'm not saying that GG insisted that every forward had to play on the side they shot on, this wouldn't be possible when the majority of the roster shoots left. But for someone who misses the net a lot, putting them on the off wing dramatically improves shooting angles, and those shooting angles are much more like what Bennett would have been used to playing his pre-NHL career as a centre.
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I said he was drafted first as a C. He was put on the left side because whenever he didn't play C in junior he played LW. Also because Jagr played mostly RW in his career, same with Hathaway. Putting someone on their strong side helps puck protection skating up ice and also puts them in a better position for a short side one timer.
Bennett missed the net a lot because he missed. He missed a lot playing centre as well.