Bennett was successful with Backlund and Frolik, because they are good players. Backlund can carry the puck and shows flashes of shiftiness, Frolik is quick smart and reliable, and Bennett wasn’t trying to carry the puck with them as much. Lucic is a decent comparable, when he was effective with a guy like Krejci in the middle.
As much as Gulutzan stifled his development, Billy’s blender isn’t helping either. I mean that 6 minutes he got with Gaudreau and Monahan was not quite enough to really see what could be if he settled in
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