He's been fairly bad to start this year, but a part of our disappointment in him as fans is due to his PPG performance in the playoffs (and ongoing high expectations due to where he was drafted) he was supposed to be that additional top six player we need. I think Bennett's best chance to bounce back would be by playing with the guys he had the most success with at the NHL level (Backlund + Frolik) on the third/checking line, which would also free up Tkachuk to be paired with Lindholm to make two actual scoring lines.
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