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Originally Posted by blankall
Sam Bennett is good, but has an incomplete skill set. He's got a decent shot and is great at jamming pucks home. His board play is good too. He lacks vision, the ability to gain the zone, and elite stick handling.
In Florida he's found the perfect situation with Huberdeau, who game is a perfect compliment. Huberdeau is one of the best players in the league. He drives the net hard and creates space for Bennett, who basically just has to keep up and have his stick down. Huberdeau does all the things Bennett can't.
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Exactly. Bennett is a good complementary player who has found his perfect complement.
Not that the Flames couldn't use a good complementary player, but we didn't have someone to bring that out in him and it became clear over years that he couldn't do it on his own.