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GioforPM · 03-12-2020, 02:10 AM

I don’t think Bennett looked like a sure thing in his rookie season. People here commented on a lot of things that are still issues today - the tunnel vision, skating into coverage, toe drags, etc. His play was really inconsistent, which we hoped was a rookie thing.

Did he show chemistry with Dube when Ryan got sick? Some I guess, but I wasn’t as impressed as some here obviously were. And it wasn’t more than Ryan had shown already, hence Ryan’s return to that spot when he came back.

Bennett got 2 goals in the game with Dube against Chicago. Bennett was also 0 +/- in that game despite his 2 goals. And the game was a big 8-4 loss. So defensively that line was not great. The next game he got a goal again but was -1. Again, the line was not that good.

03-12-2020, 02:10 AM	#2902
GioforPM Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Springbank Exp:	I don’t think Bennett looked like a sure thing in his rookie season. People here commented on a lot of things that are still issues today - the tunnel vision, skating into coverage, toe drags, etc. His play was really inconsistent, which we hoped was a rookie thing. Did he show chemistry with Dube when Ryan got sick? Some I guess, but I wasn’t as impressed as some here obviously were. And it wasn’t more than Ryan had shown already, hence Ryan’s return to that spot when he came back. Bennett got 2 goals in the game with Dube against Chicago. Bennett was also 0 +/- in that game despite his 2 goals. And the game was a big 8-4 loss. So defensively that line was not great. The next game he got a goal again but was -1. Again, the line was not that good.