I really want to see this:
Bennett - Lindholm - Tkachuk
Then for our topline
Gaudreau - Monahan Neal
Mix and match the bottom anyway you want, ideally Dube with Backs and Fro.
I have no problem with a BLT but that is the sandwich. Bennett needs to produce before he is given any more opportunities. Incorrectly slotting him has got him into the mess he is in. I see no issue with growing his game in a very calculated manner to become the best Winger he can be.
Sam's feet seem to be planted on the ground this year. He is more humble and determined than he has been to this point. He is likely the most dangerous I have seen him since he played with Backs before his confidence was shattered.
If Sam is going to take a step it will be easier with less expectations on the forth line. Be happy with it and enjoy the games.
Not a fan of Gaudreau-Monahan-Neal now that I've seen it. They can't seem to get much going on the forecheck, and then end up in their own zone chasing the play. I'd rather have Lindholm, Czarnik, or Tkachuk there on Gaudreau's opposite wing.
I'd stick to
Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Bennett-Czarnik
Dube-Backlund-Neal
Frolik-Jankowski-Ryan
Boom
Put the rose tinted glassed down OKG we saw your commercial.
Treliving did not call up Janko last year, then trade for Lindholm, and then sign Ryan because he has faith in Sam. He brought them in because he and the staff knows Bennett will not be a capable center for a long long long time if ever. Nothing you say can justify him being played at center.
Your analysis of Sam's skills is wrong. Incorrect. Not Right, inaccurate, flawed, misguided, errant, delusional, or about 20 other adjectives.