In a span of 12 months, Jordie Benn went from unheralded third pairing defender with upside to someone needing to rebound to maintain his spot with the Montreal Canadiens.
But the fact of the matter is, Benn didn’t change much between 2016-17 when he was viewed as a nice addition to the lineup and 2017-18 when most viewed him as a disappointment.
His numbers were similar across the board. There was somewhat of a drop in numbers, but remember that the 2016-17 numbers are based on 13 regular season games, the amount he played with Montreal.