Bennett is going to win a Stanley Cup as a #1 centre.
(we'll then find out that Barkov has had a broken foot for months)
But still, hard to find two more overlooked players by this fanbase than Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett. Loads of idiotic takes over the years:
"Lindholm is the one who does the heavy lifting"
No, it was Tkachuk.
"Tkachuk needs to cut that fancy crap out - stop trying between the legs"
No, that's elite skill in specific situations.
"Bennett has poor hockey IQ"
No, he does not. He takes penalties sometimes - true, but you want a player physically engaged - not someone coasting around playing a perimeter game which is what this team suffers from and has suffered from.
"Bennett doesn't use his teammates"
When you play a promising player with the likes of Brouwer and Jankowski, of course he's going to try and dangle through everyone - you've stapled two anchors to his hip.
Calgary Flames should have built their team around Tkachuk, Gaudreau, and Bennett as leaders, not Monahan, Backlund, and Giordano.
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