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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I didn't forget anything - Mikael Backlund pre-2012 was not a tremendously effective hockey player.
The NHL is hard. Bennett is 21. He's never going to supplant Monahan. Fine. That had been obvious since Day 1 to some of us.
Can he be a useful middle six forward with skill and a physical edge? Yes. There is no shame in being a 30-40 point forward.
It's not like it's going to be cost prohibitive to keep him.
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I know. I’m not arguing that, my previous posts state that I am more than fine with Bennett becoming a solid bottom 6 winger. I take issue with the fact that I’m being called impatient/pessimistic when I don’t agree that Bennett may still become a top line player. There is very little evidence that he still has that kind of potential.