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Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan
Geez, a lot of hate for a guy that did some good things in his time with the Flames. Is his crime being too closely tied to Feaster and his regime? Whatever his flaws, he seemed to understand that hockey IQ and character were ultimately the best traits for an NHL level prospect. I'm thankful that he helped rework our scouting focus so that we drafted some great players under his watch.
Some people's memories are so short.
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Character and Hockey IQ were already a focus before Weisbrod (or Feaster) joined the Flames.
The one thing I know for certain that he did bring, however, was for the scouts to switch areas in the season so they could get more than one opinion on a number of players they were interested in. I think that is very important. However, IQ and character were DEFINITELY a focus that started under Darryl Sutter's tenure. I have no idea what other positives or negatives he brought to the Flames, however.
As for the Canucks hiring Weisbrod - obviously he was not disliked in the Bruins' organization, or Benning wouldn't have hired him on. I think we can claim that to be 'false'.
Wish him the best. He will (unfortunately) bring hockey IQ and character as important traits for that organization, which seems to have been lacking I think. However, I do think that it is generally a positive direction for the Canucks, as Benning does seem like a very intelligent and promising GM, and I am sure he made this hire knowing Weisbrod very well. They can't be any worse of a drafting team than when they were under Gillies I think.