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Originally Posted by sa226
Bennett was in a conundrum. He was a frustrating player who needed an opportunity. He was lost in the bottom 6 being deployed all over the place.
At centre, he was behind Monahan and Backlund.
The argument was that he should have forced the teams hand. But he didn't.
In Florida he was given #2C and took it and ran with it
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Well isn't that exactly where this organization falls flat time and time again?
Successful franchises put these players in positions that suite and compliment their skillsets which in turn allows them to establish themselves and build confidence from the get go. Expecting these talents to come in and "earn" minutes while playing in a role they have never been asked to play at in any level prior is absolute lunacy and is such an outdated mentality.
We saw it with Bennett. We saw it with Ruzicka. We saw it with Valimaki. We even saw it to a small degree with Phillips.
Hell it even took this organization five full seasons before putting Gaudreau and Tkachuk together. The lack of foresight this organization has continually displayed is quite frankly embarrassing.