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Originally Posted by pepper24
I still don’t buy it’s Gulutzan for Bennett. Excuses, excuses. He started last season on 15 game pointless streak then ends season with injuries to top players and chance to prove himself with 13 game pointless streak. Why would GG play him in top 6?
This season he starts first 2 games on 4th line and around 9 mins/game. With less opportunity than last season he (not Peters) earns 3rd line ice team and has looked good so far. He’s made most of chance not coach.
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At some point when good players go on cold streaks it is the coaches responsibility to shake things up to help that player find a groove. Granted GG had nothing to work with in the bottom six, all the same, when something isnt working and it clearly wasn't for Bennett, it is up to the coach to help that player find solutions.
Tough love only works in deep rosters, good coaches get more out of less.