billybudd
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- Feb 1, 2012
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The only thing I can invent is that they are unhappy with his effort so they are benching him to "send a message". He came back and played "okay" per Johnston and is now benched again. Why are they benching him over the vets? The only possible invention for that is because they expect more of Bennett given his skill level and ability.
All of that seems nonsensical to me, to the point that I don't believe what I invented, but yeah.
Helping____Hurting
___________X____Bennett
________________Sutter
__~________X____Kunitz
___________~____Arco
Scratching him instead of "one of the vets" is this uncomplicated to me. And no, outside of Arco, who's merely a placeholder until Comeau gets back, I don't think Bennett's upside, if he rights his game, is higher than theirs if they do the same (not that I'll hold my breath for it to happen in the case of any of them).
Playing him in place of Adams or Sill doesn't make sense, either. You'd be swapping a guy who can't do a decent job as a fourth liner for another, less-responsible guy who can't do a decent job as a fourth liner. Though Sill has been better lately, so that's probably unfair to him.