AwesomeInTheory
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- Aug 21, 2015
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Crawford is long gone. Team and personnel still suck. Benning still at helm.
2 + 2 = ??????????? Gee, this is a stumper. Can I phone a friend?
Also, I thought that the plan for Gillis' draft was leaked and they were looking at Ehlers, but Benning overrode the decision because of the owners stated desire for a "BC Boy"...which also explains him being rushed to the NHL and why there was a great reluctance to drop him to the minors this season.
E: Most people from what I recall point to the 2013 draft as "Crawford's" draft. 2014 has Benning's fingerprints all over it and is a decidedly stark contrast to Gillis'/Crawford's drafting.
McCann and Forsling are the only two that really stand out as 'old regime' type picks. Everything else, from picking a kid committed to Boston, a Russian and some hulking overaged slug indicated Benning's influence.
Particularly Stewart, I recall reading some fluff piece where Benning was super excited to have drafted him and folks were going 'WTF' over what they surmised was a nothing player.
2 + 2 = ??????????? Gee, this is a stumper. Can I phone a friend?
Also, I thought that the plan for Gillis' draft was leaked and they were looking at Ehlers, but Benning overrode the decision because of the owners stated desire for a "BC Boy"...which also explains him being rushed to the NHL and why there was a great reluctance to drop him to the minors this season.
E: Most people from what I recall point to the 2013 draft as "Crawford's" draft. 2014 has Benning's fingerprints all over it and is a decidedly stark contrast to Gillis'/Crawford's drafting.
McCann and Forsling are the only two that really stand out as 'old regime' type picks. Everything else, from picking a kid committed to Boston, a Russian and some hulking overaged slug indicated Benning's influence.
Particularly Stewart, I recall reading some fluff piece where Benning was super excited to have drafted him and folks were going 'WTF' over what they surmised was a nothing player.