How many articles are going to be written about weaponizing cap, while referencing the same 2 players? So tiresome.
A few desperate trades won’t help remaining 30 teams change their roster. NHL has to increase player movement or they’re going to create apathetic fan bases in 25 markets.
crap4you
The Canucks could use a prospect like Dylan Guenther or maybe a Cole Sillinger.
Knight_On_Fire
Everyone knew OEL was a bad gamble and was relieved then the trade fell through, ah but Benning was persistent.
Fast forward to Allvin and everyone knew Miller was a bad gamble and management scratches their head wondering why this market is flipping over tables. Fricken rookie GMs. I want Rutherford to take over and fix this if he’s Mr. Hall of Fame.
TortelloniMarinara
I assume other people have already had the same thought but I think Benning goes down as a top 5 worst NHL GM ever. He’s competing with Chiarelli for worst GM so far in the salary cup era.
I still have trouble wrapping my head around the fact Benning had so many defenders late in his tenure, especially after the offseason where they ‘ran out of time’ on signing anyone because he was so fixated on OEL the first time.
FuzzyMuggins
Honestly I still blame Aqua more for that trade. It was clear the entire management and coaching group should have been cleaned out after the COVID year. It’s crazy to me that Benning was even allowed to make some last hail-mary trade.
GangreneMachine
It’s true, though. Jimbo traded a speedboat for a boat anchor.
BruceThereItIs
Allvin / Rutherford are no better so far.
Draugrnauts
Shots of truth
TheRealTollah
Benning wasn’t just bad, though, he was also incredibly unlucky.
Not that I want to absolve him of any blame whatsoever, because he absolutely and completely fucked us, but its just also worth noting that on top of all his horrible decisions, we also could not buy a break.
codeandchords
I will never not be confused as to why we sent a first round pick to a team desperate to offload a guy who would only consider going to two teams in the league.
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He’s not wrong
Lubricated trade market?
How many articles are going to be written about weaponizing cap, while referencing the same 2 players? So tiresome.
A few desperate trades won’t help remaining 30 teams change their roster. NHL has to increase player movement or they’re going to create apathetic fan bases in 25 markets.
The Canucks could use a prospect like Dylan Guenther or maybe a Cole Sillinger.
Everyone knew OEL was a bad gamble and was relieved then the trade fell through, ah but Benning was persistent.
Fast forward to Allvin and everyone knew Miller was a bad gamble and management scratches their head wondering why this market is flipping over tables. Fricken rookie GMs. I want Rutherford to take over and fix this if he’s Mr. Hall of Fame.
I assume other people have already had the same thought but I think Benning goes down as a top 5 worst NHL GM ever. He’s competing with Chiarelli for worst GM so far in the salary cup era.
I still have trouble wrapping my head around the fact Benning had so many defenders late in his tenure, especially after the offseason where they ‘ran out of time’ on signing anyone because he was so fixated on OEL the first time.
Honestly I still blame Aqua more for that trade. It was clear the entire management and coaching group should have been cleaned out after the COVID year. It’s crazy to me that Benning was even allowed to make some last hail-mary trade.
It’s true, though. Jimbo traded a speedboat for a boat anchor.
Allvin / Rutherford are no better so far.
Shots of truth
Benning wasn’t just bad, though, he was also incredibly unlucky.
Not that I want to absolve him of any blame whatsoever, because he absolutely and completely fucked us, but its just also worth noting that on top of all his horrible decisions, we also could not buy a break.
I will never not be confused as to why we sent a first round pick to a team desperate to offload a guy who would only consider going to two teams in the league.