[Cali Panthers Fan]

To be clear, I DID watch the game, and I didn't see any particularly amazing plays by Bennett, but he was solid, did play a very physical game, and did create space for his wingers to do what they do best: create offense. I attribute the results to some amount of playing with better players, and some amount of actually doing useful things at center ice. He seemed a little behind the play at times, but I would expect that when you join a new team and have to learn tendencies and the system at the same time.

But like I said, it is one game, and based on that, he fit in very well and did a very good job on the night. To try and say otherwise is to spin a narrative out of predetermination and bias. I think that much is obvious.

I am not definitively saying that Sam all of a sudden "figured things out" or anything, but when the results are there, you have to acknowledge them. I don't have any idea if it will continue or if he'll fall off the map. This is why you don't make any decisions about a player based on only one game. Anyone saying something definitive either way is probably saying something foolish.