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Originally Posted by Bingo
Peters for the most part tried to find bottom sixers some time on either the PP or the PK, but rarely both (Ryan for a time).
He's pretty consistent at it.
Bennett started the year on the PK, but then was moved to the PP and with that was replaced on the penalty kill.
I wouldn't read into it that he was ineffective at all.
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That seems highly unlikely though. If a player was effective or one of the best on the team, Peters would certainly give them room to excel, given the no-nonsense type of guy he is. He certainly did with Jankowski. The difference is, Jankowski was one of the team leaders on SHTOI this season, while Bennett was 8th in PPTOI, much like he was the year before in SHTOI.
He seems to be one of the last options on either side of the coin and to me that is a strong indicator that he needs to improve in both his offensive and PK acumen in order to take another step and find a real niche. Still worth the gamble given everything else he does though provided the contract isn't too cumbersome.