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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
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.
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Not directed at Jiri as he's gone in depth with his analysis and opinion on Bennett's success, but I do find that it's typically bias that drives fans to isolate or devalue points due to line mates, which is happening a lot with Bennett on CP.
Looking at that idea 360 though, you really would have to go through the whole league and see who plays with who if you want to play that game. And if the exercise is carried out a lot these posters wold eventually have to say "right, most of the top 6 point getters in the league are playing with at least one star to superstar line mate".
Meaning a lot of Flames fans just don't want this to happen and instinctively try to explain it away. Just reverse the roles a bit and imagine we were the team that acquired Bennett and this happened, would you explain the success away in the same manner?