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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
I have always thought Benny had great vision when given the opportunity to play with elite players; this goal has always had me wonder why he hasn’t been given a long look with a guy like Johnny or just time in the top 6 in general.
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Bennett has a bit of offensive talent. But it’s not to the level of Monahan, Lindholm, Backlund or Tkachuk. I’m not even confident Bennett is a better offensive player than Mangiapane at this point.
More to the point, Bennett’s defining flaw is awful penalties 180 feet from his own net. Specifically when he gets his quarterly game with Gaudreau. By the mid point of the 3rd period, you can guarantee Bennett will have committed some ridiculous stick infraction that nobody else on the roster would ever dream of.
Then he gets busted back down to the 4th line. It’s all self-inflicted, and you can’t have that from a top line forward.