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Originally Posted by GioforPM
TBF, for the longest time the Gatorade line kept Tkachuk off the top line. Bennett wasn’t in top six because they wanted him to be a centre and they had Lindholm and Backlund. Then trying to pair him with another supposedly high skilled first rounder in Jankowski and a goal scoring winger in Neal (puke) made sense on paper.
I do think that Bennett had a bit of a change in attitude when he was traded New lease on life.
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Bennett isn't the type of player who's going to drag a pair of stone handed wingers to greatness. He's not a playmaker, and that's painfully obvious. He's a crash and bang player that needs to be paired with a playmaker.
The Gatorade line was kept together way beyond the point of was effective.