C/LW Matthew Beniers - Univ. of Michigan, NCAA (2021, 2nd, SEA)

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

If you solo isolate and watch just him. I did it last night a couple shifts, he is ALWAYS moving his feet. You're mind will be blown with how much ice he covers on a single shift. He is almost ALWAYS in the camera frame. Brayden Point type here. He's my Calder favorite for sure. The motor, skating, edges, "want", skill put together is something to love.

This. I'm fine with Detroit getting Edvinsson but Beniers was my #1 for the 2021 draft. He's going to be a 70-80 point 2 way beast for a long time.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

I think he will be an easy choise as this years riser on our HFBoards U23 team. I could see him pushing onto that top line even.

 

[Hinterland]

If you solo isolate and watch just him. I did it last night a couple shifts, he is ALWAYS moving his feet. You're mind will be blown with how much ice he covers on a single shift. He is almost ALWAYS in the camera frame. Brayden Point type here. He's my Calder favorite for sure. The motor, skating, edges, "want", skill put together is something to love.

Sadly for him he didn't move at all there and also didn't cover anything when he got undressed by McTavish. Also loved the "suck it" tap he got from McTavish afterwards

After last night, in the Calder race, it's clearly advantage McTavish but I doubt McTavish is gonna be anywhere close from the man to beat.

 

[bsu]

Sadly for him he didn't move at all there and also didn't cover anything when he got undressed by McTavish. Also loved the "suck it" tap he got from McTavish afterwards

After last night, in the Calder race, it's clearly advantage McTavish but I doubt McTavish is gonna be anywhere close from the man to beat.

At this point I'm convinced you are related to McTavish. Watch the video you posted.... Beniers was literally the furthest guy on the forecheck... skated all the way back then was the only player on his entire team in the middle of the ice. The video you posted literally proved my point. It was a nice pass through his legs. Beniers was better and more impactful all over the ice than McTavish was last night. McTavish made 2 great passes but he also turned the puck over many many times (one of his horrible turnovers were right before the play you posted, the same exact shift luckily Zegras backchecked then Strome forechecked to get the puck back)

 

[Hinterland]

At this point I'm convinced you are related to McTavish. Watch the video you posted.... Beniers was literally the furthest guy on the forecheck... skated all the way back then was the only player on his entire team in the middle of the ice. The video you posted literally proved my point. It was a nice pass through his legs. Beniers was better and more impactful all over the ice than McTavish was last night. McTavish made 2 great passes but he also turned the puck over many many times (one of his horrible turnovers were right before the play you posted, the same exact shift luckily Zegras backchecked then Strome forechecked to get the puck back)

Yeah. If it helps, feel free believe whatever you want

From a neutral point of view, McTavish played significantly less but had the same amount of points and made a scoring play through Beniers' legs.

 

[Waterbuf]

I wonder if theres a McTavish thread where you could campaign for him to get the Calder. (I will say that I'm pissed off I couldn't hold onto him in my fantasy league. Having to look at those orange jerseys would make my eyes bleed long-term, though).

Beniers looks awesome.

 

[RedHawkDown]

hes going to win the Calder

 

[Hinterland]

I wonder if theres a McTavish thread where you could campaign for him to get the Calder. (I will say that I'm pissed off I couldn't hold onto him in my fantasy league. Having to look at those orange jerseys would make my eyes bleed long-term, though).

Beniers looks awesome.

McTavish isn't gonna win it anyway. Under normal circumstances it's gonna be Power. I'm rooting for Thompson though.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

 

[GM Armchair]

beniers doesn’t even look like a rookie. Kid looks to be the complete package.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

At this point I'm convinced you are related to McTavish. Watch the video you posted.... Beniers was literally the furthest guy on the forecheck... skated all the way back then was the only player on his entire team in the middle of the ice. The video you posted literally proved my point. It was a nice pass through his legs. Beniers was better and more impactful all over the ice than McTavish was last night. McTavish made 2 great passes but he also turned the puck over many many times (one of his horrible turnovers were right before the play you posted, the same exact shift luckily Zegras backchecked then Strome forechecked to get the puck back)

McTavish played on one of that guys local Swiss teams during pandemic season and now LARPs as his Hockey Dad.

 

[Hinterland]

McTavish played on one of that guys local Swiss teams during pandemic season and now LARPs as his Hockey Dad.

1. Power
2. Clarke
3. Hughes
4. Eklund
5. Wallstedt
6. McTavish
7. Beniers
8. Johnson
9. Guenther
10. Lucius
11. Pinelli
12. Sillinger
13. Ceulemans
14. Cossa
15. Lambos
16. Bolduc
17. Othmann
18. Chayka
19. Raty
20. Coronato
21. Chibrikov
22. Olausson
23. Pastujov
24. Svechkov
25. Samoskevich
26. Kisakov
27. Svozil
28. Dean
29. Stankoven
30. Stillman
31. Harrison
32. Morrow


This may be why I'm not an NHL GM but I'd put all members of that Swedish loser WJC18 team on my no draft list. I've seen zero leadership and once they're behind also zero effort. I get that these are kids but I wouldn't wanna draft any quitters. Teams may not be this strict but I don't think the members of this team have done themselves any favours with their lackluster performances. Very disappointed with Guenther, too. I think he lost some ground over the last few days. I may be completely wrong regarding Wallstedt but I think some desperate team is gonna take him rather early.

1.) Buffalo: Power
2.) Seattle: Clarke
3.) Anaheim: Eklund
4.) New Jersey: Hughes
5.) Columbus: McTavish
6.) Detroit: Johnson
7.) San Jose: Beniers
8.) Los Angeles: Wallstedt
9.) Vancouver: Guenther
10.) Ottawa: Lucius
11.) Chicago: Coronato
12.) Calgary: Lambos
13.) Philadelphia: Sillinger
14.) Dallas: Othmann
15.) NY Rangers: Svechkov

I think you must be confusing me with somebody else.

 

[William H Bonney]

Already looks to be Seattle's best player, or will be soon. And I imagine he's earmarked to be the player who eventually gets their vacant captaincy, too.

Full props to Beniers. He came into the NTDP with some good hype in what was not considered a great class, but he wasn't the 'guy' and people often looked to others like Peterson instead. Beniers was a definite first rounder after his U17 season but since then his development curve has been phenomenal. His meteoric rise reminds me a lot of Charlie McAvoy's similar trajectory.

 

[Quinton Byfield]

Already looks to be Seattle's best player, or will be soon. And I imagine he's earmarked to be the player who eventually gets their vacant captaincy, too.

Full props to Beniers. He came into the NTDP with some good hype in what was not considered a great class, but he wasn't the 'guy' and people often looked to others like Peterson instead. Beniers was a definite first rounder after his U17 season but since then his development curve has been phenomenal. His meteoric rise reminds me a lot of Charlie McAvoy's similar trajectory.

I think that speaks to his character and work ethic. He wants to be the best version of himself and he has that attitude that other superstars do, the desire to get better, to find areas of weakness and improve. Beniers will be the next captain of the Seattle Kraken for those reasons.

Not to backhand compliment, but that's why Wright fell in the draft. A lack of humility and pushing back on criticisms and dissection of his game. Concerns regarding work ethic and intensity that do seem to have some merit. Personally, it makes sense that with a 1st overall, you want someone mentally capable of being the guy, someone that teammates look to when they're down a goal, someone that won't shy away in the spotlight. At 4th overall, he can just be another guy. Whether he develops into a 1a/1b/2a type, it's not really a big deal, because the Kraken have Matty, because he is that guy.

 

[majormajor]

Already looks to be Seattle's best player, or will be soon.

Oh it's not close. He's already by far the best player on the team.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Oh it's not close. He's already by far the best player on the team.

I think it's time to get myself a Beniers jersey for christmas.

 

[William H Bonney]

Oh it's not close. He's already by far the best player on the team.

I think so too but it's only been 2 games with the current team and 10 with the one that ended last season. Tiny sample size.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

He reminds me a lot of Dylan Larkin. Very good skills, excellent skater, and a non stop motor.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

He reminds me a lot of Dylan Larkin. Very good skills, excellent skater, and a non stop motor.

There's a lot of similarities in their games but Beniers is better than Larkin was at that age.

 

[Bonin21]

I said many times last year's Michigan team was the most talented college hockey team ever assembled. And I stand by it.

Shows how dumb the one and done format is in the national tournament.

 

[bsu]

A player coaches dream of.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

A player coaches dream of.

I see a lot of similarities between the way Marco Kasper and Beniers play here. Strong work down low and on the boards, playing keep away from forecheckers, and tenacity to stick with the play in any zone.

 

[BKarchitect]

Yeah I got time any day to watch Beniers. Tenacious, strong on the puck and really underrated vision along with high level decision making. I don’t think Wright has to develop into anything more than a good second line center because I think Seattle’s #1 is already in place.

 

[mphmiles]

11 points in his last 5. 1C and probably the future captain.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

11 points in his last 5. 1C and probably the future captain.

I'm getting a Beniers jersey at the Kraken shop!