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Originally Posted by BigRed
Mangiapane is a better player than Bennett based on awareness and the ability to use his linemates. He was the obvious choice to invest in because he has the hockey smarts to enhance the players around him as well as benefit from them himself.
As someone in this thread not so long ago, Bennett is the classic all the tools, no toolbox player. Doesn't think or see the game well enough to bring it all together. That's why Mangiapane is a top 6 player and Bennett is not.
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Mangiapane has a very good nose for the net. He knows where to be and he uses his linemates very well. Bennett is the exact opposite of that. How many times have I seen Bennett win a battle on the boards and then pass the puck to nobody only to see a turnover.
I like Bennett on the team, but he's not providing you anything more than an Anson Carter type knock in the easy goals benefit. Even then, there are much better shooters than Bennett to file that role. It's arguable that Lucic has been doing a better job of that than Bennett this year.