I don't think anyone has ever argued that Eriksson has the only terrible contract in the NHL, so I'm not sure what your point is.
Also Okposo is coming off a career-threatening concussion issue that put him in hospital for an extended period at the close of last season, so there are big-time mitigating circumstances behind his poor year this year.
I don't think anyone has ever argued that Eriksson has the only terrible contract in the NHL, so I'm not sure what your point is.
Also Okposo is coming off a career-threatening concussion issue that put him in hospital for an extended period at the close of last season, so there are big-time mitigating circumstances behind his poor year this year.
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Spend enough time here you'd think that Benning owns the sole rights to bad signings, bad trades and bad drafting. All GMs have bad signings, bad trades, bad drafting on their resume, it's not a predictable science
Look no further to Chiarelli's work in Edmonton
-Hall trade - not good
-Eberle trade - not good
-Griffin Reinhart trade - not good
-Trading futures for Talbot to be your number 1 goalie - not good
- Lucic contract - not looking great
- Russell contract - not looking great
It's not an easy job which is why I think people need to chill on the extreme Benning hate. Hey I don't like everything he's done either but why in gawds green earth some here think he walked into an easy peasy situation is beyond me, especially when you consider the fickle bandwagon market, ownership demands, the contracts he inherited, and the dreadful empty prospect pool and black hole in the young to middle aged part of the lineup
At least ease off a little on the emotional hate and put some pedal down on objective perspective
Just my two bits