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Originally Posted by Bingo
Keep in mind the 9 minutes is 7 + 7 + 14 with the coach saying they needed to get Bennett more minutes.
Given how well he played on that line, he may not be going back to the 7 minute guy at least for now.
The key is what does he do with it?
I still maintain it's 85% mental with this guy and once he gets established in a role and can trust it he will become more productive.
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I think he also just needs the puck to go in for him and his line.
If you look at his individual production outside of Goals and Points he's actually still creating a lot of chances and creates a ton of rebounds and really only had a subpar sophomore season.
2015/2016:
Individual Scoring Chance For - 132 (2nd)
Individual High Danger For - 64 (T-1st)
Rebounds Created - 17 (1st)
Individual Shooting Percentage - 13.21% (5th)
On Ice Shooting Percentage - 8.59%
2016/2017:
Individual Scoring Chance For - 113 (6th)
Individual High Danger For - 50 (6th)
Rebounds Created - 9 (9th)
Individual Shooting Percentage - 7.55% (11th)
On Ice Shooting Percentage - 6.22%
2017/2018:
Individual Scoring Chance For - 164 (T-1st)
Individual High Danger For - 75 (2nd)
Rebounds Created - 22 (2nd)
Individual Shooting Percentage - 7.04 (6th)
On Ice Shooting Percentage - 5.66%
If you look at him and Monahans scoring chance numbers and High Danger numbers they were pretty much identical in Bennett's 1st and 3rd full seasons. And in 2 out of his 3 full seasons on the team he's been either first or second in individual scoring chances created, High Danger chances created, and rebounds created - that ranked him in the top 40 in the league in each category in 17/18 and doesn't scream 4th liner who should be playing 7-10 minutes a night to me.
The team just needs to do a better job of putting the guy in a position to succeed with more skilled linemates and if that happens hopefully the puck actually starts going in the net when he is on the ice. (Probably needs to work on his shot and maybe change his stick too lol)