I used to think that Benning was a complete travesty as a GM, bleeding one draft pick and asset after another while losing every trade, and yet after 7 years, his Canucks record is about equivalent, if not superior, to BT's work.
He's somehow got the Canucks a good young core with a #1C, and potential young #1D and G. The Flames have... a #1 LW or two.
Canucks have won 1 series, the same as the Flames, but it came last season against the defending champs. The Flames won 1 series 6 years ago against a pathetic Canucks team.
Even with the Canucks' terrible present day state I'd prefer their core over ours in the short and medium term.
Really puts the Flames' futility into perspective.
|