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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
He would have been 7th on the Bruins, 8th on the Preds, 9th on the caps, 9th on the isles, 8th on the pens, 10th on the sharks, 10th on the lightning. Basically a third liner offensively on most of the top 8 teams (that is total points with their respective teams, did not do points per game or figure out what the trade deadline acquisitions did to the rankings)
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FWIW, a player getting third line minutes with little PP time cannot likely produce points above those getting top 6 minutes.
Producing points in the NHL is all about opportunity.
As long as Bennett’s usage remains the same, so will his production.
Just look at Sean Couturier. He was labeled a shut down third line centre, played that role spectacularly and produced points according. Moved into a situation where he had less defensive responsibilities and more PP time, he is now considered an excellent 1st line centre.
But the change in production did not occur, nor could it, without the usage change.
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