I don't think it's a coincidence that Bennett couldn't get a sniff of real minutes under Ward until the last week where Bennett has gone from ~11 minutes a night to ~15.
Prior to the all Star break Bennett had 0 of his last 8 games over 13 minutes. Since the all Star game, he hasn't had a game under 13, and played as much as 16 minutes in the mega loss to the oilers while being 2 seconds shy of 15 minutes in the win over the oilers.
Are they playing him more because he asked for more icetime again, or because they are showcasing him Hodgson style or...because he's playing well?
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