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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I never said he was a "wallflower." Bennett is an extremely useful player who can contribute offensively, but not because of his ability to make high-end skill plays. He won't have that sort of influence in a scoring role without that tool in his tool box.
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No, you didn’t say wallflower, I was trying to be succinct. Supporting the idea of definition of ‘dynamic’
So the word dynamic to me would have more to do, in hockey, with influencing on ice events by virtue of style of play, which may not primarily be the attributes of puck handling and vision.
Not that I see the same issues you see. We all have seen Janko and others bungling his setups. And disallowed goals. Little things beyond his control that, if he was successful with, would bolster confidence. In sustained deployment with good linemates he has been productive. We won’t revisit the linemate data
We can and will for now disagree. I would be looking for Bennett to be effective and productive, not nitpicking over the means, or view of what constitutes ‘dynamic’.
There are lots of effective NHLers that succeed with particular skill sets. Dave Andreychuk went to the front of the net, took a lot of cross checks and banged in garbage.
Bennett can succeed here in the right situation. But it will depend on complementary linemates