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Originally Posted by DazzlinDino
Good point, Pretty sure if Tkachuk had to learn a new position playing center and play with the same line-mates as Bennett he might not have progressed rapidly and with the same level of confidence. Same with Jankowski, if we had brought him up 2 years earlier at the age Bennett is now, he might not be ready. I think we can be safe to say that in both situations with Tkachuk and Jankowski there would be some labeling them busts. Looking forward to seeing what we have in Bennett this season. My impression is that management has been more focused on trying to develop Bennett as a complete player rather than have him worry about scoring so it will be interesting to see how he does with some complementary line-mates.
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Bennett wasn't playing a new position at centre. Or were you comparing Bennett's time as a winger with Backlund? In which case he had exactly the same linemates as Tkachuk.