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Originally Posted by ComixZone
In his 2nd year, he got absolutely screwed by playing with a player so bad that he's actually capable of neutering Gaudreau and Monahan, as well as 4th line players who aren't terribly effective 5v5 players - and oh, he was also playing as a centre for the 1st time.
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"Always earned never given"
Why would we gift linemates to certain players when they haven't earned it?
The cream rises to the top, good players make their line mates better... something Bennett has shown he cannot do at this point in his career.
This was the projected lineup I pulled from a GDT from Oct 2016.
13 Gaudreau - 23 Monahan - 39 Chiasson
79 Ferland - 93 Bennett - 36 Brouwer
17 Bouma - 11 Backlund - 67 Frolik
19 Tkachuk - 18 Stajan - 10 Versteeg
Who was put into a better position to succeed from the get go... Bennett or Tkachuk? No doubt it was Bennett.
The difference is that Tkachuk forced GG to move him up the lineup, while Bennett has done the exact opposite.