So Sam Bennett with the OT winner and another 6 hits last night!? Jeez that’s a lot of physicality. I hate to rag on Monahan again, but Treliving really should’ve pulled the trigger on a Monahan trade last year. If it came down to keeping either Sam Bennett or Sean Monahan, I think a case could’ve easily been made to keep the former. He’s considerably cheaper and a way better playoff performer.
As we speak, we’re not seeing much play driving from Monahan right now anyway. So if a Josh Anderson trade or something comparable could’ve been made, then having a second line of Mangiapane-Bennett-Anderson could’ve been an absolute nightmare to deal with especially in the playoffs. Their heaviness and physicality and ability to relentlessly check could’ve been something special to watch. Sam Bennett’s next contract would’ve came in a lot lower then $6.375M too I’d bet.
Alas, Tre and co now have to sit and watch to see what went wrong again. Perhaps going into season with the shallowest right wing depth in the league wasn’t such a good idea. Or perhaps picking Monahan or over Bennett was the mistake. Who knows, it’s his cross to bear at this point.
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