- May 25, 2014
- 45,758
- 31,057
Further more:They one lost their head scout from the two notable picks he can hang his reputation on (Pettersson and Hughes). And, two, when you are drafting in the top 10 consistently, you should get good players. He also used top 10 picks on Juolevi over M. Tkachuk and took Virtanen over Nylander and Ehlers. Those aren't even hindsight picks, most fans would have taken those guys over who Benning left the draft with.
Most crippling moves to the future from each year.
2014
- picking Virtanen 6th, a meathead with a busted up shoulder
- Kesler deal which lead to Bonino )who we used to overpay for Sutter), Sbisa who we gave a crippling contract to and 24th overall(McCann) (who we then used for Gudbranson). That Kesler trade created multiple disasters. Literally would of been better off just terminating Kes's contract and letting him go for free. Like actually..
-2nd for Vey
2015
- Bonino + 2nd rd pick + Clendenning(got for Forsling who still plays) for Sutter and a 3rd. Sutter crippling contract ensued. Good man, good player, I can't and won't hate on Sutter.
- Baertschi for 2nd
- Sbisa + Sutter big extensions ensued
-Willie D as coach
- Embarrassing playoff birth during the Mcdavid draft.. Projected deepest draft since 2003 and we pick 23rd and go pickless in round 2. What a troll job
2016
- McCann + 2nd + 4th for Gudbranson + 5th
- Juolevi pick
- The holy grail. Sir Loui Eriksson, signed 6 x 6. This ****in guy is still on our roster. A blood sucking leech, essentially.
- Two straight drafts without a 2nd round pick at the beginning of a very important transitioning stage for the franchise
^^^^ This is when I realized that we truly heading in to a dark time.
Apathy kicked in 2017
2017
- I'll never forget the Gagner signing, my personal most underrated "wtf" moment. Just such an unnecessary signing for too much term and too much money. We didn't need the player nor the contract. 3 years x 3.15 mil
- Delzotto almost the same feeling but got 1 less year on his deal at least. 2 years x 3 mil for a 6/7 d-man
- Gudbranson extension 1 year x 3.5. So you have one more year to realize he's a #6 d-man.
2017 might of been Benning's least destructive year but the damage had already been done
2018
-Roussel 4yrs x 3 mil
- Beagle 4yrs x 3 mil
- Schaller 2yrs x 1.9mil .... like wtf, why?
- Gudbranson big extension after finding out he's a #6 d-man 3yrs x 4 mil
- Baertschi extension 3 yrs x 3.3 mil
Hughes falls into Jim's lap at the 2018 draft so all is forgotten and the casuals remain pleased
2019
- Ferland 4 yrs x 3.5 mil. Signing a player with concussion history to come in and play heavy. Goes well with Virtanen and his bunged up shoulder I guess? Benning likes his damaged goods.
-On a serious note, hoping nothing but the best for Ferland as someone who has suffered PCS for approx 7 years myself I hope it goes away for him asap. No fun. I could easily see this one coming, judging his recovery timelines etc etc I've been there done that.
- Myers 5 yrs x 6 mil Too soon? Alright well let's revisit in like a year
- Getting in to a touchy subject here with the JT Miller deal but I am sorry folks, Miller is not the type of guy you want in the room or around any of your young players. His attitude can be a positive at times, I like his don't give an F attitude, he's one of those guys who grows 2 inches and 40 pounds when he's angry, great player but no, the sulking, the whining, the arrogance, the giving up babyish attitude he has when things don't go his way, the defensive zone turnovers happen because of his attitude. HE thinks he is above others, he doesn't need to make the safe smart play out of the zone he can try to exit with a fancy pass or an unorthodox clearing attempt
Do we really think Benning is going out getting good deals in trades? Do we really think other Gm's love JT when he's already been traded twice? This is Benning we are talking about here. He got fleeced.
If the extra sulking from Miller this year is because of offseason decisions made by Dim Jim and the crew then yes I will reserve a bit judgment on the matter because an enemy of gmjb is a friend of mine but I just feel like he's frustrated with the whole year in general covid included, but so is ****ing everybody else so either suck it up and quit bitching or take your leave of absence.
I would trade JT for assets asap except then that means I'm asking gmjb to trade JT for assets asap. No bueno
2020
Thankfully Benning has mainly run out of assets to give away and has no money left to spend but he still did his worst
Madden + 2nd for Toffoli for 10 games............................... Resigned Jake
Holtby 2yrs x 4.4 mil
0 first round picks
0 second round picks
ZERO PICKS IN THE TOP 80
Benning has publically been trying to remain competitive, get to the playoffs each year, create a safe work environment and acquire youth. He has done none of this all while spending 3/4 of a BILLION dollars and recording the worst record in the NHL during his tenure. We have acquired some youth simply by finishing last and taking high rated prospects. We are at where we are now in terms of youth simply because time has passed
We are doing worse than teams who are publically not trying to win games, not remain competitive, not get to the playoffs and are spending as little money as possible. That is the definition of how and why someone should be fired...you're doing worse than teams that are trying to do worse than you
More crap from the earlier years 2014-2017.
3rd for Pedan
Forsling for Clendenning
4th + Pedan(3rd) for Pouliot
5th + Kassian for Prust(2.5mil)
Jensen + 6th for Etem.
5th for Larsen
