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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Spencer Foo played centre? There are an awful lot of excuses for Bennett's lack of production.
I am asking in part because I am unsure, but I seem to recall that Bennett was moved to the top line to replace Monahan, that there was a buzz of anticipation surrounding this opportunity, and that he didn't play particularly well. Can someone provide numbers to clarify?
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Bennett was moved to that line - for about a game maybe two. And then Nick Shore was. And then Mark Jankowski was. And the right winger on that line was consistently Foo.
And it's not as if Bennett was utilized as a 1C just because he spent some ES icetime on that line. I seem to recall Gulutzan using Gaudreau - Foo as his 4v4 forward pairing, and Nick Shore was the center for the powerplay. And the whole team was in a horrid funk - not limited to Gaudreau but even Backlund and such. Isolating Bennett during that stretch is cherrypicking. Gulutzan was unable to get any results from the entire 23 man roster.
Calling it an opportunity for Bennett is disingenuous.