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Originally Posted by djsFlames
I know you guys are excited by his most recent showing but let's stop plugging Bennett in as the 2C before he's successfully played 3C for even a season. How many times have we done this.
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1. I think the forward group needs a shake up. I think Gaudreau and Monahan have become stale playing together, they are too predictable and rely on each other too much. Teams know that if they put pressure on Gaudreau at the offensive blueline that he will turn it over or dump it in, if he dumps it Monahan isn't capable of retrieving the puck.
2. If Gaudreau isn't playing with Monahan, Bennett makes the most sense to me. Bennett can push the defense back with his speed, he can retrieve pucks in the corners and he will go hard to the net. I think he will open up a lot of ice for Gaudreau so he can do Gaudreau things.
Putting Bennett and Gaudreau together is more about finding ways to get the most of Gaudreau, than putting him with the best finisher.
There is a very good chance that Gaudreau and Bennett don't work, but Gaudreau and Monahan haven't really been working that great since January of 2019.