People ardently defending Bennett as still having skill and room to grow but hucking Lazar under the bus are blind. Not saying Lazar ever had the same upside as Bennett, but I think he has just as much chance of improving more under a new coach and with more of a leash. Does anyone remember that play last season where he protected the puck on a penalty kill, brought it all the way down the ice carrying an opposing player on his back, and almost scored? That is stuff you can't teach.
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