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Originally Posted by transplant99
Move Lindholm to the middle if you want JG away from SM.
Bennett simply doesn't have the mental acuity to play with a guy like JG whose hockey IQ is off the charts but has a very indifferent GAF metric. There is a reason the best Bennett has ever looked is with a north south guy like Lucic. Lindholm also provides the defensive awareness that would be needed and Bennett simply has never shown at C.
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First, I don't think it is a good idea to move Lindholm to C.
Second, I think the hockey IQ argument is overdone sometimes. Of course, Johnny needs to play with someone else who thinks the game at a high level. But I don't think the 3rd guy on the line necessarily has to be that as well. Lots of great lines have two intelligent players and one guy that is doing the grunt work along the boards and in front of the net. Bennett can do that.