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Originally Posted by Mathgod
The time I was mocked mercilessly was when I made Marc Savard comparisons.
18 points in his last 13 GP.
Should be rather intriguing to see how he does in these upcoming playoffs.
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I think the Marc Savard situation was less forgivable. He actually was producing as expected. It was the opposite situation where Gilbert, had some very unrealistic expectations for him to play outside his skillset. It would have been like demoting and scratching Gaudreau for not playing a crash and bang style.
With Bennett, he was expected to generate offense, but for whatever reason, he couldn't do it. He needs his line mates to generate the chances for him. Maybe it was a curse in disguise for Bennett, but he could at least crash and bang on the bottom six, where as Monahan would be useless in that role. It made it easier to keep Bennett on the lower lines, which understandably, he got sick of after a while.