Vancouver Canucks general manager had a tricky job when he replaced Mike Gillis in 2014, and that included shipping out disgruntled and expensive veterans all while trying to maintain a playoff-hopeful roster.
One of his first orders of business was to deal out superstar centre Ryan Kesler, who requested a trade during the season. However, the aforementioned Gillis wasn’t able to find the right deal, so Kesler stayed in Vancouver throughout the season.
Eventually, Benning had to settle for a lackluster return of defenceman Luca Sbisa, centre Nick Bonino and a 2014 first-round pick, which became Jared McCann.