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Old 02-19-2021, 01:56 PM   #2240
Enoch Root
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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper View Post
100%. I see Kingston Sam Bennett every game he plays. He tries to go through his opponent each time rather than go around. I’ve never seen a player attempt to deke so much, fail and then try it again. It’s like he doesn’t know any better. He also takes too long time to read the play, ends up killing the play because he doesn’t react in time.

If only he would realize what he is. A north-south smash mouth style player who gets on the forecheck who digs hard in the corners and goes to the front of the net. If he played more like Mangiapane instead of Gaudreau, he’d be a great player. Alas, he just can’t seem to get over that 4th overall tag all these years later.
People see what they want to see.

Does he try junior moves? Yes.

But most of the time he IS playing north-south, smash mouth hockey. He forechecks as aggressively as any Flame forward, and more than most.
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