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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Not going to disagree that he could improve his discipline but Backlund is right up there when it comes to bad penalties and he takes it a step further usually taking his bad penalties at the end of the 2nd or 3rd period putting the team in a big bind. People complained about Hamilton's discipline as well but I think that's a tradeoff anyone will take for one of the highest scoring defensemen in the league. Discipline is not the reason Bennett has disappointed. I would take a player with jam over a ghost like Jankowski anyday. His game just hasn't progressed from his days as a junior player. He probably would have benefitted from a year in the AHL but eventually he's going to have to figure it out himself.
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But you know what Backlund has done, score 20 goals in a season and get close to 50 points. Bennett can't play defense like Backlund and doesn't gel with a player like Tchachuk. He is a low 3rd line player or a 4th line player.