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Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year [message #791086 is a reply to message #791073 ]	Wed, 11 August 2021 17:17

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Adam wrote on Wed, 11 August 2021 14:34

smyth260 wrote on Wed, 11 August 2021 12:50

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.

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.

Not to mention, we've seen that the coach has a firm bias towards veteran players over young ones - he has very little tolerance for any mistakes from guys in the front part of their career, but you can score 3 own goals in 4 games as a veteran and still play a regular shift.

I mean, Slater Koekkoek missed 3 months with a broken collarbone, came back and was immediately up the depth chart over Jones - who never saw a moment of playoff hockey. It's not like Koekkoek was great either. We all know about Bouchard's season too.

With the bottom 6, he's shown a preference for rolling out guys in their late 20s, despite pathetically bad results. The party line is that he has little tolerance for risk-taking in the bottom half of the roster, but that in itself is a risk, since the bottom lines basically just hang on for dear life under his current scheme.

Tipp also played a major role in bringing Turris to Edmonton, despite the analytic world saying he was washed up. Turris took a spit out of camp that could have been easily replaced by Marody or Benson last season. I doubt it’s possible to be worse.

I want to live Tipp due to his connection to my home town, but he’s a dinosaur. Never thought I’d clamour for Woodcock, but speaking about holding guys back? He’s going to get a lot of interest after the first NHL coach gets turfed.

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Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: smyth260 on Wed, 11 August 2021 11:54
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 11 August 2021 12:20
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: smyth260 on Wed, 11 August 2021 12:50
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: Adam on Wed, 11 August 2021 14:34
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 11 August 2021 15:49
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: inverno76 on Wed, 11 August 2021 17:24
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: Adam on Wed, 11 August 2021 17:29
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: Adam on Wed, 11 August 2021 17:27
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: inverno76 on Wed, 11 August 2021 17:41
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: Adam on Wed, 11 August 2021 17:57
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: inverno76 on Wed, 11 August 2021 17:17
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: CrudeRemarks on Sat, 06 August 2022 09:49
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: Kr55 on Sat, 06 August 2022 23:40
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Mon, 08 August 2022 08:24
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: Rocksteady on Mon, 08 August 2022 14:23
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Mon, 08 August 2022 14:41
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: Adam on Mon, 08 August 2022 15:51
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Mon, 08 August 2022 16:18
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: Adam on Mon, 08 August 2022 17:23
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: welcometotheOC on Mon, 08 August 2022 16:21
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Mon, 08 August 2022 16:43
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: welcometotheOC on Mon, 08 August 2022 18:38
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 09 August 2022 08:22
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Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 09 August 2022 08:28
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: CrudeRemarks on Tue, 09 August 2022 08:32
Re: Tyler Benson Re-Signed for 1 Year	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 09 August 2022 08:35
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