Elias Pettersson Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 This is actually quite funny... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 … he had that one nice hit on Tkuckuk though. What a disappointment. Canucks already showed a boatload of patience with him through injuries and he still had very little to offer. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 25 minutes ago, Shayster007 said: If it were up to me I'd claim him. Not me. Turn the page on this failed chapter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: This is actually quite funny... But the million dollar question EP. Do you want him back on the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Benning was a scouting genius!!! …also, a 5th and 6th overall pick he made have both hit the waiver wire as complete busts. When a GM’s best attribute by far is his scouting chops… grading out as only a slightly above average drafting record looks pretty ugly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, rekker said: But the million dollar question EP. Do you want him back on the team? Well I think he is an upgrade on Hunt to be honest. But JR probably doesn't pull the trigger on a Benning reclamation project... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I wonder what the folks that were so adamant on having Juolevi in the lineup over Rathbone to start the season for, among other things, the sake of "asset management" are thinking about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 minute ago, rekker said: But the million dollar question EP. Do you want him back on the team? I still have a hard time believing he can’t stick on a team. I thought his size and vision would be enough to keep him on a roster as a dependable 2 way 2nd pairing type of guy. Maybe that was just blind hope as he was a Canuck pick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, Provost said: Benning was a scouting genius!!! …also, a 5th and 6th overall pick he made have both hit the waiver wire as complete busts. When a GM’s best attribute by far is his scouting chops… grading out as only a slightly above average drafting record looks pretty ugly. When a GM says he's a great scout and will scout the picks that's a GM to stay away from. That's not his job, nor should it be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Provost said: Benning was a scouting genius!!! …also, a 5th and 6th overall pick he made have both hit the waiver wire as complete busts. When a GM’s best attribute by far is his scouting chops… grading out as only a slightly above average drafting record looks pretty ugly. Wasn't Judd Brackett responsible for all of the drafting? That's what somebody told me. Or was Brackett only responsible for the good picks like Petey, Hughes and Demko? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 If we claimed him, we'd have to keep him in Vancouver or send him down, at which point, he'd require waivers again. He's not an NHL level defenseman, so he might just go all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: Wasn't Judd Brackett responsible for all of the drafting? That's what somebody told me. Or was Brackett only responsible for the good picks like Petey, Hughes and Demko? Bracket took over in 2017, didn't he? What year was Petey drafted? Isn't that when Linden stepped in and went with the Scouts' choice instead of the Benning Choice (Glass)? No GM should be scouting payers and then overruling his scouts. The scouts spend 1000's of hours evaluating, and the GM just can't do that. So Benning might have been, at one time, an excellent scout, but he didn't have the time to be one while being a GM. This is why Benning took OJ. He watched him for one tournament. Not a true evaluation over a prolonged period. And it's why Linden stepped in the next draft when Benning tried to do the same thing and overrule his scouts and take Glass over Petey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertaNuck Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Damn, i developed him on NHL22 to a top 4 86 over all what did I do that travis and jim couldn’t. #available for hire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 35 minutes ago, Provost said: Benning was a scouting genius!!! …also, a 5th and 6th overall pick he made have both hit the waiver wire as complete busts. When a GM’s best attribute by far is his scouting chops… grading out as only a slightly above average drafting record looks pretty ugly. He actually got way better toward the end of his tenure. His first 1/2 he made some very questionable trades and signings, and a couple of huge draft busts. Later on, he got us Petterson, Hughes, and his trading and free agent signings improved drastically (Miller, garland, OEL, the OJ trade) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BureBurrito Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Bust pick at the time - raised some eyebrows why Canucks picked him so high (versus dropping down and getting another D). I guess getting Lammikko as our 4C was a win of a trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Man Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 23 minutes ago, AlphaNuck said: Damn, i developed him on NHL22 to a top 4 86 over all what did I do that travis and jim couldn’t. #available for hire That's nothing. He won the Calder and the Norris in my NHL 18 franchise mode. But to answer your question, Travis and Jim didn't have the benefit of rookie difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Don't know this guy that well. Is this Olli guy better than Hunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 48 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: I wonder what the folks that were so adamant on having Juolevi in the lineup over Rathbone to start the season for, among other things, the sake of "asset management" are thinking about this? Rathbone wasn't good enough for the NHL either. So, the best outcome was to trade OJ for a player that we can use, which is what happened. If no such trade were available immediately, doing a bit of asset management and keeping him with the big club was the next best thing. Losing him on the waivers = no Lammikko. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Yo yo yo Juolevi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) Edited March 5, 2022 by cuporbust 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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