I wouldn't say the Bennett opinions are formed in stone.
Honestly, the give him top line or give him second line minutes portion of the site have really quieted down over the last year and a half. So I'd say the % of CP that sees him getting anywhere near his draft pedigree is pretty much melting away.
The draft pedigree is certainly reason enough to want him to succeed, and additionally be given the opportunity to make sure we've looked under every rock before giving up on him that just makes sense.
What I've never understood is the group that seems down right excited when it's not working out. That puzzles me.
He had a great playoff ... he didn't have a great camp ... he was given a center role on the fourth line and then got promoted not because of his own good play, but how bad the Mangiapane, Backlund, Ryan line looked. Since then his metrics have improved (they couldn't get worse), while Ryan's has tanked. But Bennett hasn't produced at all ... that's not his fault solely, but he needs to prove he can be part of a production third line unit and it's not happening, and it hasn't happened for years.
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