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 smyth260
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Registered: November 2007
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Wed, 11 August 2021 11:20 |
Why is it always considered "coaches bias" when it comes to a player like Benson. Whatever happened to a young player in the position that Benson is in actually WINNING a job rather than the old days where just show up and if you are breathing, you get a job? Whenever camp comes out, there are always certain players who look great in camp and are all the talk. I have yet to hear a camp report where Benson was all the talk, he's always been just OK.
I know some fans won't like to hear this as they like to make excuses but he needs to come into camp and stand out for a change rather than just be in the pack. I get players do need opportunity but the days of just showing up and breathing means you get opportunity should be over. If he wants a job, time to set up and take the job. It's not like the Oilers bottom 6 has been just loaded with amazing players. 3 guys who played in it - Haas, Nygard, P.Russell, are in Europe because they can't NHL players. If Devin Shore who's a 12/13 forward is this huge obstacle that he can't overcome, then maybe that says something about him.
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Was there even a camp last year? He was probably ready, but he didn't even get an opportunity. I mean they could have called him up like they did with McLeod, but they chose to stick with depth that scored at an abysmal rate. So yeah, I do call coaches bias on that one.
This year though, camp really shouldn't matter much. How Benson performs in a two week camp is much less important than his results over the past 5 years. I think he's earned the spot on the roster already, at the very least. Benson has 141 points in 156 regular season games in the AHL. He's put in the time and lived in the craphole that is Bakersfield California. He's gotten encouraging results. That means a lot more to me then a 2 week camp.
If they put Benson on waivers because Shore scores a couple more goals in camp, well that's bad decision making. We know he can't score. Unfortunately, Shore looks like he tries really hard though. Coach likes that.
Clean house or bust
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