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Re: Benson is on waivers [message #801990 is a reply to message #801986 ]	Thu, 17 March 2022 15:27

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Adam wrote on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:19

RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 17 March 2022 14:25

Adam wrote on Thu, 17 March 2022 11:56

RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 17 March 2022 11:13

I am not a professional hockey person, I am a fan who is just going by what the coach is deciding to do. He knows both players because he has coached them for years. It's not a money issue because they literally make the same in salary. It's not a no room on the roster issue because they were both on it. The coach isn't playing him by choice.

He's making league minimum and there is maybe 20ish games left in the year and he's not even signed for next year, he's an RFA. So a team can literally walk away from him next year if they don't like what they see. So what happens if Benson gets passed over by 31 other teams when they can have him for free at next to no cost, does that mean 31 more teams are a bunch of idiots?

You are still making the same mistake you've been making for a couple months in relation to this player. You seem to think that those defending him are suggesting he's a star in the making. That is not the case.

The argument, as always, is that we know what Malone, Shore and Archibald is. Their ceiling is low, their contributions are minimal. There's a chance that Benson can out-perform that, but he needs to see some action to accomplish that. He has, in fact, by the numbers been decent in the Woodcroft era.

I don't know all that's going on behind the scenes, although it's ultimately the GM, not the coach, who decides who goes up and down. I think that it's a mistake based on what I've seen to risk losing a player who may be better than the bottom of the roster, in order to keep those bottom guys up. I don't think Malone would even need to face waivers (having just recently done so), and he's a healthy scratch anyhow. Why not just demote him? This is one of those decisions that doesn't make a lot of sense, especially going in to the playoffs. If Benson is picked, then that's one less option we have, when we could have avoided risking anyone.

If there were some potential cap savings, I could maybe understand, but that also isn't the case. This just seems to be the Oilers taking a needless risk.

See, where you are totally wrong in commenting about what I said over the last few months is I have once never said I think you or anyone else that defends Benson ever thought he was a star. My opinion every single time has been he does not have the skill set to fill a useable role on a team.
He's a meh skating, not overly big, not overly tough, not overly physical, play making winger who has a muffin for a shot. Not many teams and it was just proven by him being passed on waivers see his type of player as a useable player.

Not even a bottom feeder team like a Seattle, knowing he played his junior just up the highway, was willing to give him a 20 game try. On a league minimum contract, with as little time as there is left in the season, it would have cost any team cap hit like 1 couple hundred grand, probably not even that much to bring him in and see what he can do. AND with no contract for next year and having to give up NOTHING to get him, any team could walk from him. But no one claimed him.

If Benson was big, maybe someone would give him a chance. If he had a great shot, maybe. If he could skate really well, maybe. If he was a center. Maybe. He's none of that.

I know you say all this, but I don't think you actually pay much attention to the player. You just parrot the same lines without checking any of your biases.

Benson has been a physical player for the Oilers this year. His hits per 60 lag behind only Archibald, Malone, Niemelainen and Kassian.

He's not shown any skating issues either. You're basically just inventing a narrative.

If he is all that, and I am just making stuff up again, then why didn't someone pick him up? They could have had him for FREE. He didn't even have a contract for next year so there is no concern he would be blocking anyone else or cap concerns. 31 other teams said no thanks.

I get that you think you are all knowing and that your opinion is always the right one but 32 NHL teams have decided he can't play in the NHL. Now I understand that the Oilers management are the worst in the NHL and filled with complete morons but are you telling me that every NHL team has no clue what they are doing and you do?

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Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 12:12
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: inverno76 on Wed, 16 March 2022 12:31
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 12:44
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Wed, 16 March 2022 13:34
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 14:20
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Wed, 16 March 2022 14:43
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Kr55 on Wed, 16 March 2022 14:44
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Wed, 16 March 2022 14:58
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:30
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: benv on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:42
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:50
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: smyth260 on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:10
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:16
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: smyth260 on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:21
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:36
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: CrudeRemarks on Wed, 16 March 2022 22:10
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Kr55 on Thu, 17 March 2022 00:41
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Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:00
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: inverno76 on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:25
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Kr55 on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:37
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:41
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: inverno76 on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:47
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 09:00
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 10:04
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 10:20
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 10:44
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 11:13
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 11:56
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: sinfulchimp306 on Thu, 17 March 2022 12:34
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 12:49
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 14:26
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Thu, 17 March 2022 14:40
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: benv on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:05
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:11
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Skookum Jim on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:32
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:36
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Thu, 17 March 2022 16:32
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:23
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 14:25
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:19
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:27
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Thu, 17 March 2022 16:40
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Fri, 18 March 2022 11:33
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Fri, 18 March 2022 16:35
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: CrudeRemarks on Fri, 18 March 2022 16:47
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Fri, 18 March 2022 17:11
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Dragon_Matt on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:24

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