I think the coach should have been fired 15 games ago. I guess it was time for Benning to move on. But he's not as bad as this fanbase thinks. I lived in Edmonton for 7 years. I know what terrible GMing is. Benning never got fleeced in a trade and never signed a franchise crippling contract. So i hope we keep it that way. From Burke to Nonis to Gillis and Benning , they were all fairly good.
Just like Nonis's core players , i think some other GM will be winning a lot with Bennings core in the future. Petterson, Boeser, Podcolzin , Hoglander , Hughs and Demko is pretty good.