[GullFoss]

As bingo said, bennett has looked a lot better this year because the pace of game is slowing down for him and this is encouraging. I believe this is especially true of his game on the rush and backcheck.

However, his defensive zone play is still off and he has trouble knowing where to be and has trouble successfully breaking out of the defensive zone. And his offensive zone cycle game is still off. I think this continues to be because he still has trouble knowing where to be on the ice. This makes it harder for him to use his linemates as many say. What goes unsaid is that it also makes it harder for his linemates to use him. Does this stem from not knowing how to play as a winger?? I think that's part of it.

And these two points is why I think EV is right - put him back at center. Because, if he was good at center before and the pace has slowed down for him, then perhaps he'll be an even better centre now. And if the only thing holding him back now is positioning, then maybe putting him back to the center position allows him to take that final step he needs to take to become a very good nhl player.