He constantly gave up picks for bottom six forwards and depth defensemen and handed out NTCs/NMCs like candy. That is the reason why Benning didn’t have much to work with when he started.
The kid stopped 104 of his last 110 shots against St. Louis, San Jose, and LA and went 2-0-1, finishing with a .913 save percentage on the season. Pessimistic viewpoint to say the least.
That Carolina trade really doesn’t make much sense for either team. Hurricanes have Mrazek right now and Nedeljkovic coming up, so don’t see a need for Markstrom. That’s an awful lot to give up for Pesce too.