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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
For the record I don't think it's all Huberdeau. I think good players play well with other good players. I think Huberdeau elevates those around him for sure.
The "Real Sam" lies somewhere between the player in Calgary and the player in Florida with Huberdeau. Take Huberdeau away from him and he's not as productive, but still more productive than he was here.
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Sure.
But then that logic applies to a lot of really good second fiddles. The real Brayden Point without Kucherov. The real Leon Draisaitl without McDavid being in on over half his points. The real Backstrom/Kuznetsov without Ovechkin. The real Lindholm without Gaudreau. The real Bergeron without Marchand. The real (prime) Toews without Kane/Hossa.
It's impossible to isolate individual points from linemates.
What we know is that Bennett, as with a lot of those names, does a lot on the ice that isn't always evident in raw point totals. His value is diverse.