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Originally Posted by Monahammer
I don't like the hand waiving. It wasn't all mishandling. There were definitely periods of huge effort and attitude problems from bennett here.
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What effort and attitude problems, exactly? Even when he wasn't producing he was consistently one of the only Flames to leave a mark on most games.
He was unequivocally mishandled here. You can blame him a little for penalties (though that's par for the course given the fine threshold and his style of play) but he played the wrong position, with linemates who didn't match his pace, for coaches who arbitrarily took him on or off special teams for mediocre veterans during his most crucial developmental years.
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If it was all usage, how would you explain the rise of a player like Mangiapane under the same regime?
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Mangiapane is a winger, Bennett is a centre.
Mangiapane is a natural finisher like a Cammalleri, Bennett is a volume scorer like a Zetterberg. Mangiapane deserved the opportunity but natural finishers always get more opportunity (look at guys like Monahan and Laine vs guys like Kadri and Puljujarvi who are more complete)
Mangiapane was never stapled to Mark Jankowski.
They are different players.
Period.
The organization already arbitrarily wrote off Bennett as a top two line centre by the time Mangiapane was a rookie... and they're the same age.
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Anyways, I will only ever remember Bennett as a total failure. Doesn't matter what he does elsewhere. Here, he sucked. That's what matters. Why people insist on talking about him baffles me.
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Pot, meet Kettle.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
With Bennett it wasn’t attitude or effort - it was attention to detail and lack of structure to his game.
The 4th line winger bit? Nah. In 2020-21, Bennett spent the most time with Gaudreau and Monahan - about 100 minutes. The second most frequent combo was Lucic and Dube at 60 minutes.
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What you neglect to mention is that Monahan wasn't NHL calibre in 2020-21, despite playing the most important position.
Bennett spent his time in random spots, yes. But even when he left here, and was producing under Ryan, he was on a line with Ryan and Ritchie. When he was given a chance at centre prior to the trade request, it was with Nordstrom and Lucic. And when he got a chance with Lucic and Dube, Lucic was giving up a ton of pizzas.