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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Thing is - play him with who? Tkachuk was better, and a better fit with Backlund. Ferland made the top line and looked good. Frolik was about at his peak and had great chemistry with Backlund that year. Backlund was also on shutdown duties and no way Bennett could handle that. They put him with Brouwer, who was supposed to be good, and Versteeg or Chiasson.
GG’s primary job was to win, and he went with the best players in the top 6.
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yeah, and that’s the problem right there. GG’s job was to win. Treliving’s moves were done to win. It should have been about development, otherwise Sam should have been in the AHL. They didn’t put Sam in a position to succeed, and everything just went haywire from there.
That year where they stuck Bennett with Brouwer and the other castoffs was such a disaster.
The line should have been Tkachuk - Backlund - Bennett OR Tkachuk - Bennett - Frolik. Bennett had earned that roster spot, his potential was there. Instead Gully just relied on the safety of the 3M line which did nothing to further develop the team...and yadda yadda yadda, years down the road and the team is no better than it was when Gully first took over. This of course isn’t due just to Bennett not working out, but it was a giant screw up.