This is probably an unpopular request, but when Bennett is back I still would like to see him given some time to play on the wing with Monny and Johnny. And I don’t mean a period or two, I mean let’s tell him he’s going to get 5 games or so to play with those guys and gain some confidence and chemistry.
Every time he gets given an opportunity, it lasts for a couple periods and Peters demotes him after one mistake. I believe this is in his head. He’s scared to make a mistake because he knows he will immediately be placed in the doghouse. If he’s told he’s going to get a legit 5 game opportunity, it will give him time to actually gain chemistry and play to his potential.
On this current roster, he’s the only guy who has anything near top line skill and potential besides maybe Mangiapane, but our first line would get pushed around even easier with him on the wing. May as well try to get this to work. It would balance out our top 3 lines nicely with :
Johnny - Monny - Bennett
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Mangiapane
Dube? - Backlund - Frolik
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