In hindsight with Monahan out for the season, It would have been nice to have Bennett to push Backlund for the 2nd line center, but there is no way he is a good enough player to push Lindholm out. In order to produce, it seems like he needs that premium ice-time with the best players.
Of course, if we still had Bennett, we might not have Toffoli now, so the butterfly effect stuff has to be considered.
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