BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Hockey scouts see the negatives first. As a result of irrespective of what number of positives there are, one big flaw can negate all the things.
So, once you ask a long-time scout about Tyler Benson — the one Bakersfield ahead with an opportunity to really affect the Edmonton Oilers roster as quickly as subsequent season — and he seems to be over his glasses at you and says, “Do you suppose he can skate nicely sufficient to play within the NHL?” ...