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Originally Posted by timbit
Ryan is a better bet at 3rd line center and playing more minutes against a top tier team.
Has been since he got here.
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This would be my guess. We're playing on the road so we don't control matchups against the Bergeron line. So while I thought Bennett looked good between Dube and Lucic, Ryan is better defensively which means Bennett moves over to wing to play with Janko and Rieder (who are also fairly responsible in their own end).
Going forward, I also agree that if you put Ryan back with Dube and Lucic, I'd rather see Bennett with Janko and Czarnik.