Post-Game Talk: A New Level of Suckage | Canucks 0 @ Jets 2
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Nah, Botchford has hinted that Aqua is looking for someone with experience that can come in as an advisor, cause we're sadly at that type of situation of needing an advisor and watchdog on the President/GM
Probably George McPhee. He has connections to TL. Then when WD inevitably gets fired they'll hire the experienced Randy Carlyle.
Reverend Mayhem
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Nah, Botchford has hinted that Aqua is looking for someone with experience that can come in as an advisor, cause we're sadly at that type of situation of needing an advisor and watchdog on the President/GM
Like Gilman? Seriously though, why wasn't this the mandate in the first place?
EpochLink
Canucks and Jets fan
Why Torts? CBJ hired him, so we are off the hook I think.
Maybe he can just bring Gillis back. He's paying him anyways
No thanks, Gillis can gtfo from this team for real.
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Why Torts? CBJ hired him, so we are off the hook I think.
Maybe he can just bring Gillis back. He's paying him anyways
Linden should never have been made president. He should have been brought in as a VP. He could learn the ropes and still fulfill his role as spokesmodel. Gillis could have run the team in the background as a low profile president and Benning could have had his token GM title while scouting.
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As if Gillis was THAT bad. Though it's no point in arguing over something that's never going to happen.
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The most recent article has quoted Benning stating he would take one of the Mathews, Puljarjarvi, Laine if he had a top 3 pick but otherwise would take a defenseman if all things are equal.
http://canucksarmy.com/2016/3/10/jim-benning-reveals-his-draft-strategy-talks-about-defencemen-defencemen-and-more-defencemen
Benning is an idiot in many regards, but his drafting has been the lone bright spot, so I don't want to take away the only silver lining we have. If only he didn't piss away picks like nothing.
He was pretty bad. Failed to acquire a top 6 forward to put the team over the top while completely destroying our prospect pool at the same time. He was basically content with having Raymond in the top 6 on a contending team.
I in the Eye
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Nah, Botchford has hinted that Aqua is looking for someone with experience that can come in as an advisor, cause we're sadly at that type of situation of needing an advisor and watchdog on the President/GM
That would be a great solution... Benning and Weisbrod seem very open to getting advice and receiving second opinions on things. I'm sure after a month they'd like to fire the advisor and absorb his duties.
"Putting a team over the top"He was pretty bad. Failed to acquire a top 6 forward to put the team over the top while completely destroying our prospect pool at the same time. He was basically content with having Raymond in the top 6 on a contending team.
G7 of the cup finals.
They got there. They had a 70mil team under a 50 mil cap. And as bad as those picked look, they're seem to be making strides now.
Benning has been replacing NHLers on this roster with AHLers.
lowest scoring team to make the finals in NHL history. imagine if he actually made a useful trade to add scoring?
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Nah, Botchford has hinted that Aqua is looking for someone with experience that can come in as an advisor, cause we're sadly at that type of situation of needing an advisor and watchdog on the President/GM
we going to need to hire an advisor for that advisor soon!!!
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The 2011 Canucks scored the most goals in the league. By the time the finals rolled around they were missing half their roster. This shouldn't be hard to grasp.
EpochLink
Canucks and Jets fan
The saltiness in this post is hilarious.
Yes we suck right now. But at least some point in our teams history we were elite and had something to cheer for besides "just making the playoffs".
Literally that's all there is for Winnipeg. Cheer to go one and done.
WTG
December 5th
Jake Bean can rip the puck.
I'm sure in a couple years those names could be replaced with Briseboise, Virtanen and depending on who he drafts this year.
But he has others in Vey, Pedan. Dorsett
So you're staying that you'd rather have Benning?
Nah, Botchford has hinted that Aqua is looking for someone with experience that can come in as an advisor, cause we're sadly at that type of situation of needing an advisor and watchdog on the President/GM
It's not like it would make much of a difference. Not just because they are so incompetent that they are hopeless, but because Benning doesn't like opposing opinions. He's gotten rid of just about everyone who had one in the organization.
Hodgson scored more in his rookie season than Virtanen has.
But ya, shoulda drafted Kyle Beach. What a dummy.
EpochLink
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Benning isn't a saint but Gillis didn't give us **** in drafting until his last year and gems late in rounds previous.
I like Bennings evolution of taken on drafting, that's his strength.
That's the only good thing taken from him, but **** Mike Gillis for real...his neck beard ass can stay away from this team.
We had a cup contender and were one win away from winning it all...and people complain about poor drafting. Man, it must really suck to have not been great at literally everything. It's not good enough unless our organization is flawless.^ also lol @ praising Benning's drafting already. The Hodgson/Schroeder drafts also looked great one year after the drafts.
