Throughout his tenure as captain of the Dallas Stars, Jamie Benn’s leadership ability has often been criticized by fans and the media alike. But inside the locker room, the Stars consider Benn as their unquestioned leader, someone who can motivate his teammates and help alter the course of a game.
For instance, the Stars were getting badly outshot by the Nashville Predators to start the first period on Monday. That started to change once Benn fired up both the Stars and the crowd with a hit on Calle Janrok:
“I think shots might have been 7-1 [for] Nashville and Jamie Benn runs over Jarnkrok in front of our bench,” Montgomery said.