The Berniers hype feels similar for me to when the Canucks got Trevor Linden with the 2OV pick in 1988. A new hope for the franchise, a good 2-way forward who can score. I recall going to Canucks' training camp in 1988 in Parksville, BC and seeing the team and the giddiness for Linden. Then last week I took one of my kids to the Kraken open practice and felt similar giddiness to the Beniers arrival and play. Bonus that my kid got a puck that he shot out of play on a drill he was working on with Donato.
Prospect Info: Matthew Beniers (Round 1, 2 overall)
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brewski420
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I do see that potential but really see him as a solid 2C, ironically very similar to what Ron Francis was with the Penguins. That of course is predicated on a true 1C that if acquired (free agent, draft or trade) would bode well for the Kraken.
The Marquis
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That's the catch, right? Gotta have a true 1C for him to be a 2C and there aren't a lot of Mario's out there.
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RainyCityHockey
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OK, so that's what a point a game player looks like....
Quackenator
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Went to the sens game and I was genuinely impressed with his play. Still tempering expectations as it's not too hard to look like the best player on the ice for our team. Hope he keeps it up though
RainyCityHockey
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Nice article on Matty's first steps in the league.
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'The Right Way' | Seattle Kraken
Matty Beniers impressed his team, fans and parents during a late-season Kraken debut. The reasons why go significantly beyond notching points in nine of his first 10 NHL games
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SOLR
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Francis was a 1C quality even with the penguin 1b maybe, but still could lead the whole team if needed. Beniers will probably do the same - however, I think Beniers brings a physicality that didn't exist in Francis's game.
RainyCityHockey
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I know it's early, but I would be all for it to make this guy the captain!
Price is Wright
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The fact he pushed hard to get Wright's number and to meet him was really classy. He wanted to make sure he felt welcome in Seattle immediately.
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Gniwder
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Says he added 11 or 12 lbs
www.seattletimes.com
Kraken’s Matty Beniers adds weight in preparation for first full NHL season
A Kraken roster spot is Matty Beniers' to lose, and from the outside it seems he is the only rookie-camp player who can safely say that.
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Silkytentacles
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And that should be obvious. I'd watch out for Shane Pinto and maybe Kent Johnson but Matty ought to be the favorite.
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Don't forget Owen Power. He's already the Sabres second best D man (although that wasn't hard to do
) He's a less sexy pick as a D man but he's in the running. Beniers is ahead of where I thought he'd be though. Very impressive so far.
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And the thing that excites me about this is that it takes a lot of pressure off Wright to be 'the man'. They seemed to have developed a pretty good relationship already, and I am pretty sure will feed off each other and keep improving. It is an ideal situation for both.Don't forget Owen Power. He's already the Sabres second best D man (although that wasn't hard to do
Beniers is ahead of where I thought he'd be though. Very impressive so far.
NiagaraKraken
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With Beniers there, I don't think he will ever actually get the chance to be THE man. At least, I think Matty will be the best center on this team long term. Still laughing about how many people were sour on last years draft class. I think there are more high ceiling, star prospects from the 2021 draft than the 2019, 2020 and 2022 drafts. Can't ever trust when all the pundits and fans start generalizing about entire draft classes. And maybe it didn't have a "generational player", or at least an obvious one, someone still may reach that level, I still think Beniers is going to be a Toews like stud.
Man, Beniers, McTavish, Kent Johnson, Eklund, Guenther, SIllinger, Othmann, Coronato, Lysell, Lucius, ..... guys who were taken later than they should have been like Svechkov, Johnston, Bourgault, L'Heureux and even 2nd rounders, Stankoven, Raty, Chibrikov, Klimovich, Knies, Pinelli.... and those young D prospects, Power, Hughes, Clarke, Edvinsson, Zellweger, Morrow, Lambos, Iorio and two first round goalies in Cossa and Walstedt..... seriously, if even 1/4 of the 1st/2nd round 2021 prospects reach their potential, it'l have been one of the best drafts since like 2015.
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