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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
He's been okay with Backlund and really his struggles have come away from Backlund this year when playing with some combo of Lucic/Ryan/Nordstrom
In his 33 minutes with Backlund he's 57% Corsi For, 56.5% Scoring Chances For, and 30% High Danger For (The high Danger is weird and likely was from one flurry in front of the net or something)
Away from Backlund though it's been bad:
In 12 minutes on that "4th line" he's 24% Corsi, 28% scoring chances, and 33% high danger.
- but everyone who has played with Lucic/Nordstrom/Ryan has had those issues this year.
When the lineup is healthy I think Bennett-Backlund and whoever of Dube/Mangiapane isn't on the Lindholm line will be able to make up an effective third line.
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Yeah, I don't think those numbers with Backlund are a result of Bennett's contribution. Let's be honest here. Four games and three shots on goal with three other misses. Six hits for the season. One blocked shot. Three giveaways and two takeaways. Not great numbers. Outside of a third period, Bennett has been invisible for the most part, except when taking penalties.