Its just so awesome how Peters, or maybe the entire coaching staff is developing players.
Bennett is one of them. I think we can all agree that he probably won't reach what we thought was his lofty potential, but he is getting opportunities that I don't think he has had before.
I'm not sure what Peters saw last night that prompted him to swap Lindholm and Bennett, but I liked it. I think Lindholm's home is on the top line, but if a game needs it, I like that they can drop him down to give the Flames a more balanced attack on lines one and two.
If they can somehow develop a bit of chemistry in the bottom six, we're off to the races. The bottom six I don't think is ever really outmatched, but their production could use a bit of a kick. We are really top heavy with offensive production.
I'm getting tired of the Neal jabber, that horse is an Ikea hotdog by now. The one thing I will say about Neal, is that he has a painfully obvious extra spring in his step when he gets his shift with Monahan and Gaudreau. Maybe he is conserving himself for the stretch drive and playoffs, who knows. If he were to bring that energy to his regular shifts his stat line might be a little less craptastic.
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