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Originally Posted by GioforPM
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.
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Bennett still has tunnel vision. He's far from a complete top line centre. What he does do, he does well though. I disagree with the premise that he needed to be a defensive forward, because he's more of a 50 point than a 100 point forward. Bennett is clearly a very effective pest/physical presence type player. He was never consistently used as a top 6 centre in that role.
Looking back on things, the makeup of the Flames was always just wrong. It was one offensive line, a shut down line, and some bottom six grinders. Opposing teams shut down the offence line in the playoffs, and the Flames had no answers. They clearly needed 2 offensive lines and then a shut down third line. They had the right guys for the job but never figured it out.