Sure you can let Zucker go and replace him with another rookie or two. That way they can be the youngest team in the league again. That seems to be the pattern.
Benson is going to be ruined playing with Cozens and Quinn. He does all the dirty work on that line and is the only one that earns his ice. The other two get ice by default, we have nothing else.
I don’t have that expectation. Never did.
His ceiling is 25 goals and 50 points with solid two way play and 2nd line PP. He is not an NHL All Star, and not even close to a team designee to attend an All Star game.