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Benning has the IQ of a shoehorn. That's why he hired Weisbrod to break down the big words for him whether it was the players, agents, reporters or fans throwing all these 6 and 8 letter words his way.Mëds wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 11:23 pmThat was my point. The other players that Benning passed on had higher hockey IQ.Todd Bersnoozi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:19 pmYah, I would agree with Jake's skillset package (size, shot & speed), but I think his IQ was lower on and off the ice. If he was smarter off the ice, he wouldn't have put himself in that compromisable sitation that prematurely put an end to his NHL career. On the ice, it seemed like he wasn't smart enough to recognize that he needed to continue to work on his conditioning to compete in the NHL.Mëds wrote: ↑Sat Aug 30, 2025 1:51 pm Virtanen.....
Jake was a not a terrible pick in the moment. He was a power forward, something the Canucks desperately needed, who could skate like the wind, and also had a very heavy shot. I think some blinders may have gone on because of his hometown proximity to the big club. What made him a bad pick is that he was a top-10 selection that was not BPA. So long as there are no glaring character issues (Ho Sang), you have to go with skill and IQ in those spots and trust in biology (that the draftee will physically develop into a body that can handle the rigours of the NHL).
