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Originally Posted by sureLoss

According to this:
http://www.buffalonews.com/feed/on-s...urray-20140107

Benning fell out of contention because the Bruins weren't willing to let him go until after the Olympics because of Chiarelli's involvement with Team Canada.

This is definitely an advantage to having a guy like Burke doing the search for the Flames. He has run trade deadline days and drafts in the past, so they can wait until the right guy is available to make the hire. LaFontaine doesn't have that luxury.