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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Bennett is a lot of things; "dynamic" is not one of them.
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I can see your point, but to me, being dynamic equates to being able to make something happen (hopefully positive) on the ice. Sure, he's not dynamic if you compare him with someone say MacKinnon (extreme example I know) who seemingly makes things happen out of nowhere. However, I would argue that he certainly did make positive chances happen in the playoffs, so while not sustainable, I wouldn't go so far as to say he can't be dynamic.
Also, the reference to Johnny is talking both in comparison (more dynamic) and when looked at line vs line. Even if I concede your point of Bennett perhaps not being deemed dynamic by some, I would still say that overall, a line with him and Dube on it is more dynamic than with Mony and Lindholm. This is even taking into account their really good year, I'd say they were productive, but not necessarily dynamic?
*Edit: In retrospect, it appears my last sentence contradicts what I feel to be dynamic. I would have to concede that the really good year for Johnny's line would have been dynamic since they created many positive chances. Perhaps I'm thinking more dynamic = better transition, speed game? Regardless, if you only look at this last year, I feel my definition of not being dynamic would be accurate for the 1st line.