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Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning [message #768159 is a reply to message #768153 ]	Fri, 09 October 2020 14:03

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Adam wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:56

Kr55 wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:48

Adam wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:46

Oscargasm wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:45

Kr55 wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:34

Adam wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:32

Oscargasm wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:24

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:23

Oscargasm wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:22

Skookum Jim wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:20

Oscargasm wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 12:17

Benning lands in Nashville... 2 years 1 mill AAV

It seems he took less than what the oilers were offering?
I'd fire his agent..

He wanted to play... in chatting with Holland he didn't see his chance at being a regular fixture, which is why he didn't take what they offered.

Makes sense to me. I saw him as a place holder for Bouchard.

and from the Journal interview, that's what he kinda of eluded too.

It did sound in the Journal article like he was more concerned with what role was offered than what money was.

It's interesting how confident we are that Benning wouldn't have a place in our lineup.

I don't share this confidence.

It is however nuts to look at the D group Nashville has now after all these years of being completely loaded.

It's more his own view of not seeing his place in the top 6, than us I think. He's a dang good 3rd pairing dman IMO

Nah - I think the Oilers were clear to him that they want to break in Bouchard, so he could have a bunch of nights in the press box. Reading between the lines on what he said, I did not get the feeling he was being told he had a spot on our opening game roster.

We're just such a nice team. Like when we bought out Gryba instead of burying him in the AHL to recoup 100% of his cap hit, and let him sign in Jersey, where he was buried in the AHL.

Gotta be nice to Benning and make sure he know how excited we are that he isn't gonna have a place in our lineup because of a guy that has barely touched NHL ice that "might" be ready. Let someone else get a reliable 3rd pair D for 1M.

It's possible the team may be run by idiots.

Personally, I'd have told the guy with almost 250 NHL games that he's ahead of the raw rookie on the depth chart for now. I mean, at least make Bouchard force his way in. I don't think you need to make any promises, but you can say he's there now, and Larsson's been a bit of a bandaid lately, so there's a decent chance Benning wouldn't even miss many games...

Very decent chance even with Bouchard in the mix that Benning would have gotten as many or more games in next year as he did this year. But when he hit UFA, you can't really fault him for picking his spot and finding the best fit for him and his career.

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Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Tue, 06 October 2020 20:49
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:00
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: smyth260 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:05
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:08
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 06 October 2020 22:38
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: inverno76 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:12
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:12
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:14
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: NetBOG on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:20
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:28
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:31
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:38
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:46
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:54
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 06 October 2020 22:02
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 06 October 2020 22:45
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:43
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 07 October 2020 07:19
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: GabbyDugan on Wed, 07 October 2020 12:42
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Wed, 07 October 2020 14:27
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 07 October 2020 14:40
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Wed, 07 October 2020 16:32
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Thu, 08 October 2020 22:51
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:17
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:20
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:22
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:23
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:24
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:32
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:34
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:45
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:46
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:48
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:56
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Fri, 09 October 2020 14:03
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:46
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Mon, 28 December 2020 15:11
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Mon, 28 December 2020 17:25
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Mon, 28 December 2020 18:21
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Wed, 20 January 2021 15:40
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Wed, 20 January 2021 15:43
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Mon, 28 December 2020 20:23
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: inverno76 on Tue, 29 December 2020 07:38
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Tue, 29 December 2020 08:58
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 29 December 2020 10:42
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 29 December 2020 11:40
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Tue, 05 January 2021 14:40
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 05 January 2021 15:14
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 05 January 2021 15:34
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 05 January 2021 16:23
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 05 January 2021 16:50
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Tue, 05 January 2021 17:23
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 06 January 2021 08:29
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: GabbyDugan on Wed, 06 January 2021 13:42
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Wed, 06 January 2021 14:06
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 06 January 2021 14:28
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: CrudeRemarks on Wed, 06 January 2021 14:33
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 06 January 2021 15:06
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Wed, 06 January 2021 16:23
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Wed, 06 January 2021 19:35
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Wed, 20 January 2021 14:24
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 20 January 2021 15:02
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: PlusOne on Wed, 20 January 2021 17:52
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Wed, 20 January 2021 15:36
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Pseudoreality on Wed, 20 January 2021 16:16

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