I like a lot of what Bennett brings. There are some nights he reminds me of a running back who just needs to be fed the ball; they rarely feed him.
He's physical. He goes to the net, though he still does too many fly-bys - if he stopped up at the side of the cage and planted himself like Monahan does, he'd probably have five extra goals a year.
Bennett's Achilles heel is that he's not a good passer. I don't mean he can't make the occasional 'Holy ####' sort of play. He absolutely can. It's the little basic give and go passes, the passes along the boards, in traffic, over a stick, whatever. Bennett's not good at them. If he was, he'd be a $6M player.
Say what you will about Monahan's shortcomings, but he's a damn good passer. He makes little touch passes and deft skill plays every night, and I wish I saw more of that from Sam.
I don't know how you get better at that. I mean, practice, yes, but I don't know how you can practice your way to being a good passer. I hope he does, though.
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