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Originally Posted by transplant99
Numbers are great and all that.
Watching them play together is a whole different conclusion.
No matter what the numbers suggest, it is unequivocally true that Sam has been abysmal offensively for a 2nd line guy. He gets put on that 2nd line and Tkachuk noticeably starts to tail off. Again, it might just be coincidence but that's doubtful at best.
Try someone else (Neal) with MT and see what happens. Send Sam to the 4th line and let him produce those numbers with others that maybe helps them.
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
3 years later, still talking scoring chances.
WHAT ABOUT GOALS AND POINTS
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Production is production, and I certainly don't shy away from that.
I just don't see Bennett as hurting Tkachuk as some have pointed out.
At the end of the day you need a second line to do some scoring. I'd hope they analysis of a second line is deeper than just looking at goals scored in month time frame and look into scoring chances generated vs giving up.
But you need to produce ultimately.
The stats certainly don't support the notion that Bennett is neutering Tkachuk.