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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
...Regardless, comparing Mangiapane and Bennett is apples and oranges. Eatbread is a goal scoring sniper winger. Bennett is more of a two-way centre. Expecting the same results from such different players is foolish. I say this as someone who wanted Eatbread in the top six from day one. But you're essentially comparing a camalleri type to a conroy type. They're markedly different players. Does craig conroy score 40 goals on the wing? Of course not. But he still brings a unique skillset that helps the team and helps his high quality linemates. I believe that is something Bennett could do for either Tkachuk or Gaudreau.
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I am not comparing Mangiapane to Bennett. Mangiapane (and Dube) continue to enter this conversation as examples of players who grabbed hold of their opportunities and never let go.