Fatass
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Thanks for the kind words.
i have taken a beating over the years challenging popular opinion in here but thats what makes it interesting. and yes i would say i'm an inherently positive person so i like to call out people who talk ill of players and hockey people who think its so easy. Sometimes that leaves me defending people/players i'm not even really fans of Granlund Gudbranson come to mind...lol
As far as Benning i have always had a soft spot for him and i know people who know him and admire and respect him. He is not as dumb as people think he is in this forum. He puts himself in bad situations a lot because of the obligations he feels to season ticket holders, ownership and the players and unlike the sidelines where no one has to make concessions he does and cares. He is a generally honest nice and thoughtful man. There is a reason he gets lots of rope from the media types and ownership and there is some nice pieces in play.
I think your breakdown is pretty fair and i can tell you are aware unlike some around here that the losses were inevitable and the way to judge his performance lyes more in the foundation for a contender.
The problem i have with Jim is in trust. As i said in my post i just dont have it and dont feel he deserves it anymore due to the confusing mixed directions and poor choices. Much of my opinions on how to build and on specific players have not aligned with Benning and if that was the case but things were working out for him and the team i would love to have his back but i just dont see it and its not.
This cannot happen if we are to ever win a championship and the clock is ticking now. Your retool/rebuild has to align with your best players best years and in 2 to 3 we need to be aligned. We need someone super astute that wont make crippling mistakes. Good tough decisions need to be made.
So you think Benning “is not as dumb as some people in this forum think he is”. So you are saying he’s dumb then, right? I don’t care if Benning has a rocket scientist intellect. He’s a crappy GM, as evidenced by his many mistakes. All GMs make mistakes, but Benning has made way too many, as pointed out several times here.