I'm not sure if we were watching the same player. Bennett does have dynamic qualities. He excels at digging pucks out of the corner, a strong first step out of a pivot and rushing the net.
He was taught at the nhl level, to be defensively responsible, don't get caught in the corners, quick first pass, and to be positionally prepared to cover the defense.
The opposite of what he is good at.
When he had a lapse and went back to 'his' game, we ended up with things like the 4 goal game. But that was not his role. If he was given the leniency that Tkachuk has seen, we would have 2 sonic the hedgehog players and not 1.
Tkachuk, and Bennett when he played there, benefits from playing on Backlunds line, where he can play a much more aggressive style.
Take the aggression out of Bennett, and we get last seasons half a Bennett.
He will hit 50 points.
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