Pre-Game Talk: GM 1 | Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames | Wednesday, October 9 | 7:00PM PST | SPAC

[calnuck]

Not to derail the thread, but even with all of his terrible moves we would have come out of the Benning era in decent shape had ownership fired him before the OEL fiasco.
New management has really turned this around quickly but the OEL buyout penalty will be a big handicap for next year and the year after especially.

Crazy that he was allowed to make such an obviously potentially franchise crippling move, especially considering it was known across the league. The buyout penalty sucks but having competent management keeps me optimistic that they’ll be able to adapt

Truly amazing what a competent management team can do and completely insane Benning was allowed to go on for as long as he did.

I sincerely hope he never gets a job as an nhl gm ever again. I wouldn’t even wish him on the Oilers

 

[calnuck]

On a more positive note, regular season let’s goooooooo!

 

[LordBacon]

Not to derail the thread, but even with all of his terrible moves we would have come out of the Benning era in decent shape had ownership fired him before the OEL fiasco.
New management has really turned this around quickly but the OEL buyout penalty will be a big handicap for next year and the year after especially.

Nah Benning bros told me cap space doesn’t matter

 

[Vector]

@Mr. Canucklehead I tried to update the first post with the Flames line-up but the formatting you use is all weird. I can't make it look right. Help please.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

@Mr. Canucklehead I tried to update the first post with the Flames line-up but the formatting you use is all weird. I can't make it look right. Help please.

Done!

 

[LemonSauceD]

Tocchet will have this team at 100% intensity right from game 1, and the Flames are a bottom 5 team, so I predict a bit of a blowout - 5-0

Lot of dirty goons over there

 

[Vector]

 

[MS]

I wonder who will go down when Joshua comes back... Raty or Aman?

Other players will inevitably get hurt and delay the decision.

 

[Bgav]

Nah Benning bros told me cap space doesn’t matter

They still pump him up on twitter - insanity.

 

[krutovsdonut]

Not to derail the thread, but even with all of his terrible moves we would have come out of the Benning era in decent shape had ownership fired him before the OEL fiasco.
New management has really turned this around quickly but the OEL buyout penalty will be a big handicap for next year and the year after especially.

agreed. benning before that last hail mary left more positives than negatives.

i think in the end oel was the price we had to paiy to get rid of aquaman's meddling, not benning.

for now, anyway.

They still pump him up on twitter - insanity.

reason number eleven billon why i am glad that elon doesn't let you surf twitter without an account.

 

[krutovsdonut]

that is a team that will have some good nights.

 

[MS]

Calgary has a legitimately tough/dirty team and games like this is where Zadorov's presence will be missed. Plus no Joshua as well.

 

[StreetHawk]

Not to derail the thread, but even with all of his terrible moves we would have come out of the Benning era in decent shape had ownership fired him before the OEL fiasco.
New management has really turned this around quickly but the OEL buyout penalty will be a big handicap for next year and the year after especially.

That was the problem. You never go into an offseason with the GM under fire. They will make swing for the fences moves to save their job. And if it doesn't work out, that's on the next GM to fix and deal with. Totally on FA for that.

With Green and the coaching staff's contracts expiring, it was the time to reset everything and allow a new GM to come in and clean house. But, no. FA decides to double down.

It's something the new regime has to manage. Cap is going up 5% (max per MOU), unless the 2 sides agree to increase it more. So, that will help. But, the assets that have been wasted, can't get those back.