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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Time to lock it up. Looks like Bennett is in the lineup again. On the top line no less.
We shall have this Bennett fight another day.
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As always, Bennett on the RW on that line is just not a fit in my opinion. The problem is transition. If he passes the puck to the middle of the ice, there's no one to really carry it. Monahan's not much of a carrier, Gaudreau is on the opposite wing, and we don't even have Brodie anymore who used to help with controlled breakouts.
The other option is for Bennett to carry it. But when he carries it along the wing, he predictably runs out of space to operate and has to chip n chase to no avail.
I wish that, just once, this line would be tried with Bennett as the centre and Monahan as the RW. Monahan's got some good vision in a stationary setting (which is perfect for a winger - thing of how Tkachuk and Lucic hit their centres or rover D on the breakout) and Bennett is much more comfortable down the middle with room to wheel.