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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
Part of winning is development of your assets.
Bennett looks good there. The 33yo guy who’s spot it was can still contribute on the 4th line and will probably make it much better which will help with winning..
Why not leave it as is?
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Bennett has looked good there in two intra-squad scrimmages, and he looked alright in two games against marginal teams while Ryan was sidelined. And I don't think Ryan's age has anything at all to do with this decision.
The reason to continue to play Ryan on the third line is because the coaches know it works. They seem to be open to trying things out with Bennett there (so far), but I don't think a couple of intrasquad games are proof of anything significant.