You could say this.... but Paul Fenton learned from a great gm in David Poile and look how that turned out... imo being a Gm is going to have a learning curve regardless. Also I think Benning saw a team with a bunch of vets locked up into term and tried to give the Sedins a winning shot. Of course it's not the smart way to go but you weren't trading the Twins so he tried to fill holes to improve the team short term. Eriksson was a huge mistake tho.