Originally Posted by
Willis on the Welfare
ointhecreek is right. We should have Karl Benke return and quarterback the powerplay. Comparing Postma to Benke (which I think is what you're doing) is ridiculous. Postma is the powerplay QB of the present and future, Benke is a 6'5 220 pound liability, who is only still on the team's list in case of injuries.
Honestly asnwer these questions:
Would you be comfortable seeing Karl Benke on the powerplay?
Would you be comfortable seeing Benke kill penalties? (picture him out there against Brandon's powerplay)
Would you be comfortable seeing Karl Benke matched up with Codey Burki's line? Hanzal and Starkov? Darren Helm?
I still haven't seen many answers to the question: If we bring him back, who do we sit? Who loses ice time and developement for the Karl Benke experiment?
Our coaches made the right call on this one.
Yes I would be comfortable with Benke on the PP, stand him in front of the Goalie, Look at the senators PP when Chara was in front of the net.
Killing penelties, proberally not, but he wasn't given the chance in the first place so we really don't know how he would do.
We really have no one to answer the Starkov/Hanzel line right now anyways so that question is pretty stupid to ask in the first place.
I would rather see McAvoy sit.
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