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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Bennett went from 0.690 PPG with Huberdeau to 0.635 PPG without. It's not a very remarkable decrease and could easily be seasonal variation. Duclair's difference is a little greater (0.606 from before to 0.743 with), which I don't think is substantial enough to debunk anything I said.
The argument is that Huberdeau needs to have lines created around him and players need to elevate him to have success, not that the other players on the line won't have modest gains as a result. Obviously if one player is doing really well on the line, there will be scraps to be picked up by the others. But we're not talking superstar levels of increases here.
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Bennett's goal production is down almost by half and his metrics are down all across the board. Honestly this place is so bipolar at times. A few years ago posters here were saying Bennett's success in Florida was all due to Huberdeau. Today the narrative has taken a complete 180 to Huberdeau can't elevate linemates.