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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Don't bother reading the rest of this story but...
" The toughest part for Guy was where he would play. He was a centre in junior and everybody thought he’d replace Beliveau, and, of course, nobody could,” said Bowman.
“ We had him at centre but he couldn’t do faceoffs. The league was full of good guys there. Bobby Clarke, (Jean) Ratelle, and Boston would come into the Forum with Phil Esposito and their powerhouse in 1971 and Lafleur couldn’t get a faceoff,” said Bowman."
http://edmontonjournal.com/storyline...o-guy-lafleurs
“We decided to put Lafleur on the wing.” |
Through 6 games, Sam Bennett is our best centre in the faceoff circle. He's also the youngest centre we have - but those who are running away with their misguided "Bennett is not a good centre because he lacks hockey IQ" or whatever seem to overlook that quite happily.
Bennett developing into a strong face-off performer would be a huge asset for the team.