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Originally Posted by blankall
Backlund was running a shut down line. Bennett needs to be on offensive line with skilled players to flourish. He's the jam the puck in the net guy. He's not the defence first guy.
Edit: Ba'alzamon got their first, but they also had Bennett on the wing of that line. He needs to play down the middle, where he can more effectively shoot the puck into the net.
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Bennett at the time showed a remarkable lack of ability to find linemates. We all complained about his tunnel vision. And they were still trying to make Jankowski and Monahan work as well. They never tried to make Bennett a “defence first” guy anyway. But at the NHl level if you are a 50 point guy and not a 100 point guy you’d better be able to play some defence.