It's been pointed out by me previously and others in this thread that there is a big gap between comparing Bennett to a league average that includes the worst teams in the league and comparing him to contending teams.
It also conveniently leaves out that the context of his production benefitted from spending 30+ percent of his icetime this season with Backlund and tkachuk, who also coincidentally happened to produce less tangible offense when paired with Bennett.
Outside of those second line minutes he was producing tangible offense at a 4th line rate.
For something like the first 25 games of the season he was on an 18 point pace.
I just don't care how he compares to the oilers third line forwards.
How does he compare to the sharks, bolts, bruins, knights, Jets, caps, preds, avs, etc. third lines?
How does he compare in points per 60 against the teams that remain in the playoffs right now?
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