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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
It tells me that when Gaudreau and Monahan are sometimes guilty of overpassing the puck, it's because they realize this is how to best score goals. When I see Bennett fly down the wing and shoot it into the crest, I now know that it's just not an effective strategy to score goals, and he needs to work on finding his teammates more..
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With a player as coachable as Bennett, I worry that there is a message to not try to make a play if there is a risk of a giveaway. Bennett had the least giveaways on the team last year among the regulars and I do not think that is a good thing. Bennett has shown high end vision and passing touch - but his royal road crossing play numbers are awful.
I fully agree that passes accross the royal road need to be utilized and I strongly worry that the messages of using the boards and managing the puck are having a detrimental effect on the younger players' offensive development. Not just Bennett but Jankowski, Mangiapane... basically anyone who didn't already establish themselves under Bob.