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Old 06-14-2024, 08:21 PM   #4427
Jay Random
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Originally Posted by Jaydee View Post
except any time he played in the playoffs for us, or his first year
You don't get playoff Bennett if you don't make the playoffs. Those teams weren't making the playoffs by using regular-season Bennett as a top-six centre.

Bennett played for the Flames for six full seasons. In that time, he never scored more than 36 points in a season. Backlund, over the same six seasons, never scored less than 45, and did it while facing opponents' top lines, killing penalties, getting a high percentage of defensive-zone starts, and often while mentoring a rookie on his line.

What would make any coach put Bennett higher up in the lineup than Backlund?
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