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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Yes, but whose hat?
I remember his name being bandied about by journalists in large part because he was viewed at the time as an up-and-coming, smart AGM ready to take the next step and oversee his own team (Ha!Ha!Ha!Ha!Ha!). But I don't recall any specific tie made between the Flames and Benning during the GM search. On the contrary, Burke seemed pretty single-minded about the whole thing from the start. I believe that Treliving was the only candidate who was interviewed, and he was hired quite shortly afterwards. It seemed pretty obvious to me that Burke knew who he wanted at the outset, and it sure was not Jim Benning.
So, no bullet dodged, since the gun was never pointed at the Calgary Flames in the first place.
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IIRC the Kings and Bruins denied the Flames permission to speak to Futa and Benning respectively during that process. But You're right in some aspect, in that I think Treliving was the #1 candidate from the get go.