Right now we are seeing teams pressure Gaudreau in the neutral zone and forcing him to dump it in, because they know that Monahan doesn't have the speed to go retrieve the puck, Lindholm can occasionally, but he often gets outnumbered in the corners because Gaudreau and Monahan are little to no help with puck battles.
That's why I would put Bennett and Tkachuk with Gaudreau, they can go get the puck and will win the board battles. I also think that Bennett's speed will help push back the defense. Tkachuk is able think the game along with Gaudreau. All Bennett has to do is go to the net hard and back check hard.
It's about finding ways to help create time and space for Gaudreau to do what he does best.
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