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Originally Posted by transplant99
Frolik is a better/smarter player than Bennett....no more and no less. Offensively better and miles ahead defensively.
Now with ages taken into account, last years kerfuffle with Walsh, and needing cap room, then maybe you try and put Bennett in Froliks role but you want that role to be 3rd or 4th line ideally.
Lets not forget, Sam had many a turn in Froliks spot with Backlund last year and was not a very good fit(hence the Walsh tweet iirc)...so its not like it is some magic elixir and we all know what that looked like.
He was tried on the top line...failed.
Tried on line 2...failed.
Found a niche role on line 3 late in the year.......so...3rd liner? 27 pts is a 3rd line player offensive output in this league. And enough of the excessive PP time for him...he is simply unable to bring anything in that regard.
Simple.
Its not like he wont be given a bigger role if he shows he deserves it.
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Ok, fair.
However, if Bennett brings even 75% of the compete level from the playoffs to that line next year, how do you not give him the opportunity? He had a point per game in the playoffs, and was a big time factor whenever he was on the ice.