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Originally Posted by glenngineer
Dumont can have a bad game and he gets benched, Smithson sucks for years at a time and yet he continues to get minutes. Does Smithson even have 60 points in his Preds career yet Dumont has average 60 points a year since he's been here. See what I'm getting at? Guys that suck continue to play while guys with talent go into a rough stretch and they are in the doghouse.
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I wonder if Trotz punishes players who don't play to their potential. Tootoo, Smithson, Ward are all maxing out their potential. Trotz is getting what he expects from these 3rd/4th line guys. Dumont, however, is supposed to produce as a top six forward. The point is, more is expected from Dumont, because he is capable of more. No one expects Smithson to produce goals. Just my two cents on why Dumont is always in the doghouse.