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Originally Posted by New Era
@DeluxeMoustache
Video doesn't lie
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One thing you are right about
1. Bennett passes to Backlund and screens the goalie perfectly timed with the shot. Seems like decent hockey IQ on that play
2. Backhand pass away from the opponent competing for the puck, to an open teammate. How is that not good situational awareness. And the kind of play that people love Tkachuk for (which again, he tries often, and then often unsuccessfully)
3. Bennett wins a mini battle to put the puck where Monahan can capitalize. The defender didn’t let him get the shot away. But he did not lose that puck battle then, did he?
4. He makes the pass and goes to the right place. Sure, it goes off his skate. So what? Lots of guys have the puck deflect off them in close. Key thing is he is tenacious, goes to hard areas, and is in the right place. Nothing wrong with that hockey IQ
5. Bennett takes the hit on the boards to feed the puck to Brodie in a high danger area.
Congrats. Video doesn’t lie.
He was the most effective forward in the playoffs.
Your other comments are addressed in other posts.