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Originally Posted by thefoss1957
Pokka had appeared to have passed Clendening on the 'Hawks prospect depth chart...Pokka had been on the 1st pair at the Rock.
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ya McKenzie said the Hawks are just buying years here on TSN, both offensively gifted d men with issues in their own end, kind of trade that can end up a win for both sides
Benning had scouted Clendening for awhile too
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Benning knows Clendening inside out. When he was with the Bruins, Benning scouted Clendening, who was attending Boston University.
This is right in Benning’s wheel house. It’s the type of move the organization hoped would provide a big payoff when they hired Benning.
The Canucks GM spent two weeks on this one, starting negotiations not long after Forlsing got on everyone’s radar at the World Juniors.
After the show Forsling put on, he went back to Sweden and struggled, seeing his minutes diminish on his team there.
Did Benning sell high?
He doesn’t really see it that way.
He believes, if all goes right, Forsling will essentially be Clendening in a few years.
“They can be the same player,” Benning said. "But we got the guy who is years ahead in his development.”
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