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Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood
Just because Bennett scored a goal in a game it doesnt mean he had a good game. He had a shift where he scored.
What about all the other shifts where he couldn't make a pass, couldn't take a pass, bobbled the puck and lost it, gets stripped, gets hemmed in zone or loses yet another puck battle?
Watch his shifts. Hes not adding anything of note. The Monahan line has been better with Leivo or Simon on it. So what does that say? Why should Bennett stay there when a couple of replacement players have better results?
If Backlund cant play tonight, Im sure Bennett will slot as the 3rd line center again. This coaching staff gave the guy who has a trade demand to get off the team a chance with the top players and he still couldnt mesh with them.
Hes a play killer and the coaching staff knows it. They watch replays of his shifts over and over again. They see how that line continually gets hemmed in and how he contributes to it. Enough coddling of Sam Bennett. He deserves nothing and IMO even less now that he doesn't even want to play for this team anymore.
Sorry Bennett fans, he has been the weak link on every line hes been played on. Honestly do you believe any player on this team wants him on their line? The outrage around here about such a beyond mediocre player is just bizarre.
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Better results how exactly? Would love for you to elaborate on that...