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Originally Posted by BigRed
I think this is really it. Bennett doesn't seem to have tremendous chemistry with anybody, which probably has something to do with his do-it-yourself approach to the game.
Even so, there were some flashes with Dube (who IMO has something Bennett lacks, in that he has the vision and ability to make everyone he plays with better). Ryan isn't getting any younger, so it seems to make sense to start cultivating Bennett as a replacement sooner, not later.
That said, it doesn't seem to matter which HC we're dealing with; none of them seem to trust Bennett with the increased responsibility or TOI long term. That doesn't seem like a coincidence.
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Especially considering how much management wants him to be successful, even if it's only to increase his trade value at this point.