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Originally Posted by GioforPM
How did Bennett “earn” a spot at RW over Frolik or more so at C over Backlund?
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18G, 18A for 36 points in 77 games as an NHL rookie.
Michael Frolik put up 15G, and 17A for 32 points in 64 games as a veteran.
If I'm a team, I'm playing Sam Bennett ahead of Michael Frolik. Set up the younger player in a position to succeed.
Instead, this team did what it always does. They took the easier route with Frolik. They fed Bennett to the Brouwer led wolves, and we are where we are. What did the team accomplish while they had Frolik up in the line-up? Why even bother defending the team at this point? What has the organization done well? If it's all on the players, well...the organization picked them. Be better, and don't pick bad players. Don't sign, draft, or trade for garbage players.
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Originally Posted by atb
Wow, the vision and passing ability he showed just vanished.
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It didn't vanish. It was beat out of him by one of the most incompetent organizations in the league, and a young player who didn't know how to deal with having the confidence absolutely ripped out of him.