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Originally Posted by gvitaly
The 2018-19 Lindholm was a very capable RW as well. I personally don't know what we have in Dube. He's utilized the same way Bennett was. He's up and down the lineup, and the results are kind of similar. He looks like a prime candidate to pop this year, because he's shown he has all the tools. He has a very good shot, and good speed, he just needs to generate more with them.
As for loading up a line, the guys up north do it quite successfully when they're trailing. I would argue that if Draisaitl can do it so can Lindholm.
Realistically though, what do we lose by giving it a try in preseason for example, if it works it's something we can implement.
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The Dube and Bennett situations aren't all that similar. Dube was a much lower draft pick, who required far more development time. Dube was also a somewhat small player who needed time to build physical strength.
Dube's development is exactly where it should be. Is he capable of more? Potentially? He's been given lots of playing time. There's not reason to pencil him in on the top line right now. Sure, give him the chance to play up and show what he's got, but Dube doesn't look like he's been stifled.
Bennett is more like a wrecking ball with some offensive talent (although not as much as people are pumping him up to have, he has a career high of 49 points and has put up more than 40 points once). Bennett is effective in the top 6, because he is so disruptive, not because he's suddenly developed previously untapped offensive genius.