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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Yup, agreed 100%. There was discussion in the game thread about the infamous toe drags; the sooner Sam realizes and accepts what his game is, the more successful he will become. The interesting thing is that when he plays a straightforward grinding game, the points will come. But the fact that he even tries a toe drag shows the immaturity in his game. Lucic is not toe dragging, neither should you Sam.
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In the third, Mangiapane had the puck in the same position. He drove around, and at least the puck ended up somewhere near the net, and the play continued for a while (I think a line change was in order). Safe, with a possibility of something good.
Bennett's case - even if he pulls the puck around, he's still out near the blue line, with other defenders between him and the goal, and we all saw the high risk downside.
Bennett's 23. But so is Mangiapane.