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Not sure what is more impressive, his individual stats or his possession stats.
In his 6 games as a Panther:
4g 3a 7p +8 (all even strength points)
21 Shots 20 Hits 5 Drawn Penalties
17:41 TOI (averaging 20 mins his last 4 games)
Speaking of even strength play, he's posted a 74.1% xGF% at even strength.
What a pickup for the Panthers.
The cool thing is, as he and they keep getting these chances, Bennett has another gear offensively. So far his goals have been "garbage" goals and his assists have been perimeter assists. This is a guy just trying to bump and grind for now.
But we've seen on the past that his repertoire has an array of one-timers, backhands, wraparounds and slick passes which he abandons when he's feeling less good about his game. The confidence is building - he's having fun out there and we'll start seeing the full extent of his skillset. Every mistake isn't being converted at the other end since the four guys out there with him are good on the forecheck. The floodgates are waiting to open when he scores a "pretty" goal.