I don’t disagree that you need to set players up to succeed BUT I don’t know that the Flames had the right ingredients to set Bennett up to succeed. He is succeeding playing second line centre with a winger that complements him very very well. There is no Huberdeau equivalent - not Gaudreau, not Tkachuk, not Mangiapane (not that he was here the whole time anyway). Sutter didn’t find any magic key for him. He got the right partner and the right opportunity in Fla and it helped that it worked right away. No patience needed.
With Kylington, it’s pretty clear that Sutter’s opinion is that he has been a real work in progress. We like the flash, the coaches disliked the unstructured play. It’s coming together now.
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