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Originally Posted by yourbestfriend
"Always earned never given"
Why would we gift linemates to certain players when they haven't earned it?
The cream rises to the top, good players make their line mates better... something Bennett has shown he cannot do at this point in his career.
This was the projected lineup I pulled from a GDT from Oct 2016.
13 Gaudreau - 23 Monahan - 39 Chiasson
79 Ferland - 93 Bennett - 36 Brouwer
17 Bouma - 11 Backlund - 67 Frolik
19 Tkachuk - 18 Stajan - 10 Versteeg
Who was put into a better position to succeed from the get go... Bennett or Tkachuk? No doubt it was Bennett.
The difference is that Tkachuk forced GG to move him up the lineup, while Bennett has done the exact opposite.
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I disagree. Brouwer and Stajan are both anchors. But Versteeg thinks the game at a much higher level than Ferland. Plus Bennett at 2C is a huge responsibility that would kill a lot of kids offensive opportunities. Bennett with Backs and Fro has a way better chance of success that with Versteeg/Stajan or Janko/Brouwer or Janko/Hath.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
His most common linemate by a landslide was Chiasson, not Brouwer.
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Same difference...