The thing I always found laughable is that some would say trade Bennett and have Mangiapane replace him in the lineup..
Bennett is younger than Mangiapane and given his draft pedigree I think Bennett will only get better as his confidence builds.
I think there is a lot of truth to the fact that GG wouldn't mix up the lineup much, if he did it didn't always make sense, and as a result it wasn't conducive for positive team results..
Frolik gets hurt and he plays Brouwer with Backlund and Tkachuk instead of a more deserving player. Frolik comes back and struggles, he keeps him up on line 2 regardless, even after a lot of games of ineffectiveness. Brodie and Hamonic suck together and he keeps it a thing all season long. Tkachuk and Hamilton not on the top PP for ages..
This year Peters is fostering a setup where you earn your icetime and it will work wonders for a player like Bennett.
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