I'm not sure why I even want to jump in on the conversation, because its ova.
I feel like its a bit of a chicken\egg thing with Bennett. On the one hand, perhaps the organization did him wrong by rushing him, or pushing him down the line-up or putting him in situations that he can't succeed and gain confidence or any of the above, maybe there was a top line center there somewhere.
On the other hand, if Bennett truly was the player we thought that we drafted at 4th overall, I don't think any of the above matters very much. He should have forced his way into the top 6, he should have forced his way onto the powerplay he should have made it beyond obvious without a shadow of a doubt that he was ready for 20 minutes of top 6 prime time. But he didn't and here we are.
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