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  1. Aren't the Canes still kind of deep on the blueline? Maybe that's why they "gave him away". Much like how Tampa dealt Miller (as they were already deep with forwards). Might not be a true reflection on a player's value imho.
  2. It's a deal where both sides benefited/won greatly. Every trade doesn't have to have one clear winner (or loser).
  3. I never said he did. I said he was progressing nice. At 20 he played some 30 games at the NHL level. Similiar number of NHL games the following season at the age of 21. Not bad for a late round pick defenseman (where those prospects tend to have alot of 'warts' to sort out at that point in the draft).
  4. He was progressing nicely under coach Q in Chicago; his development seemed to have stalled after coach Q was "removed". Canes picked him up but were fairly deep on the blueline back then so he struggled to crack that lineup. Clendenning couldn't skate worth a damn at the NHL level. A huge question mark with respect to defenseman.
  5. Lol. Look at their present Premier who mouthed off negatively about Ukraine (somehow forgetting that a fairly large chunk of their electorate in Alberta have Ukrainian heritage (Edmonton isn't sometimes callled Edmonchuk for nothing - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Edmonchuk).
  6. Problem is, there ain't much on the farm now. History repeating itself.
  7. I question whether we truly ever tanked. Sure the results kind of stank but look at our draft positions. Yes, it's a "lottery" but you can also only move up or down so many spots in the draft order. Frankly, we even sucked at sucking. But yeah, look at the Oilers for proof of your statement. Playoff team? Sure but serious contender? Not a chance.
  8. Retooling? It needs a massive overhaul. Two of the three only top 4 D on this roster we have are already older than Hamhuis when Jim Benning was hired as GM. (That's how old they are now as Edler was SEVERAL years younger then as OEL or Myers).
  9. Old schoolers old fights? You want really old dudes? Joe really holds a grudge.
  10. Pillow fight. You want a brawl? Go to any hockey game Queens Park Arena during the heyday of the Punch McLean days.
  11. Yeah I think Justin Trudeau is step down & let Freeland be PM.
  12. Schenn....now there's a guy who is, imho, Benning's better free agent signings. Could've used him throughout his tenure as GM (and not just mainly at the end). These are the type of cheap veteran mentor's you want for a rebuilding team.
  13. We'd be hearing it from Ron McLean for the next ten years if it was Burrows doing that.
  14. He's a cap dump unfortunately at the moment. No team will bite on that re-signed contract imho. If it was only one year, sure at team might take the chance at the trading deadline. We'd half to retain a good chunk of his salary (which kind of defeats the purpose of trading him)
  15. Would help if he had an even above average defensive defenseman to mitigate that. At least one that can handle top 4 minutes. Canucks were left with such a player but sadly he was cast adrift like day old stale bread.
  16. Thing is, it's painful saying it (even if it's true). That's what makes it a real @#%#@%#$%. There are players that have a dog**** attitude and/or @#%$#% off the ice. Boeser, for all his issues on the ice, seems like a good standup guy. Compare that to a guy like the one that stole the #11 that played for us.
  17. Hey, I'm at least I'm new. <----------- Points at my username.
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