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Originally Posted by New Era
Because Bennett drags down every line he plays on. You don't saddle your two best offensive players with a guy who can't/won't pass the puck and has the defensive awareness of potato. Bennett is a poor fit with Monahan and Gaudreau. That line would be hemmed in their own zone all night and consistently be a minus proposition.
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Because Leivo and Simon are better options...
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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Bennett has played his faire share of time with Monahan and Gaudreau over the years and it just simply hasn’t worked. Their styles clash for whatever reason. That line sort of reminds me of James Neal with 13 and 23, just looks very blah.
It all comes down to Sam Bennett and the way he NEEDS to play. Less Kingston, more grit. The best he’s ever looked was with Lucic and Dube. Why can’t recreate that magic with an even better duo in Backlund and Mangiapane?
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Simply untrue. Since 2015-16 Bennett has spent just over 3% of his time on the ice with Gaudreau and Monahan. Hardly his fair share.
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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
From post 1
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I’ll shut up now, but I don’t know how you have this conversation without it being considered as an option.