Management Thread | Regular Season Edition

[logan5]

I’m not a fan of callouts like this unless it’s someone that said good things about Jim Benning; then it sustains me.

f*** Jim Benning and f*** anyone that has ever defended him, go hang your head in shame.

Pretty lame call out. I now use the phrase "previous management group" because there always major disagreements on which things Benning was responsible for, and what Linden and Brackett were responsible for, so it's just easier to say "previous regime", or words to that effect.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

I have to say, Benning was actually a huge part of breaking me as a hockey fan. I was a hardcore hockey fan for about 20+ years who watched most of the Canucks games every year.

Watching the aspiring to mediocre slop that was this shitty franchise during the Benning years became such a tedious waste of life. Combined with one of the shittiest owners in pro sports. I just gave up on hockey during the Coof.

And quite frankly have not missed it or looked back at all. The Canucks are a mobius strip of suck and that will never change until an owner who isn't mentally handicapped comes along... which will probably not happen in our life times. So f*** it.

I haven't watched a single hockey game in almost five years and I haven't missed a thing. I come back because I like fantasy hockey and it's funny to read the posts every pre-season and nothing ever changes in Canucks land except the names of the prospect busts.

But ultimately, pro sports are most likely rigged. The NFL being blatantly rigged last year with their legal status coming out as that of "sports entertainment" from a lawsuit several years ago. All the NBA and college scandals. And of course we all remember 2012. So meh, it's all just a gigantic waste of time.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

I have to say, Benning was actually a huge part of breaking me as a hockey fan. I was a hardcore hockey fan for about 20+ years who watched most of the Canucks games every year.

Watching the aspiring to mediocre slop that was this shitty franchise during the Benning years became such a tedious waste of life. Combined with one of the shittiest owners in pro sports. I just gave up on hockey during the Coof.

And quite frankly have not missed it or looked back at all. The Canucks are a mobius strip of suck and that will never change until an owner who isn't mentally handicapped comes along... which will probably not happen in our life times. So f*** it.

I haven't watched a single hockey game in almost five years and I haven't missed a thing. I come back because I like fantasy hockey and it's funny to read the posts every pre-season and nothing ever changes in Canucks land except the names of the prospect busts.

But ultimately, pro sports are most likely rigged. The NFL being blatantly rigged last year with their legal status coming out as that of "sports entertainment" from a lawsuit several years ago. All the NBA and college scandals. And of course we all remember 2012. So meh, it's all just a gigantic waste of time.

Definitely appreciate you coming back to shit on everything and tell us how above it all you are.

Maybe you want to call your high school ex girlfriend to tell her how over her you are?

 

[Vector]

Ian Clark:
-starting to pick up a little bit of noise
-Clark may move on with the Canucks blessing
-Canucks would not stand in the way
-mentions New Jersey as a possible destination
-people who followed the situation much closer felt that it was likely that this marriage wouldn't continue
-looks like the relationship with the Canucks has turned in a bad direction but teams would still value his knowledge

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

So nice to have competent management. I completely forgot about this thread.

Also losing Clark would be a bummer

 

[theguardianII]

The Tocchet effect

 

[Peen]

Definitely appreciate you coming back to shit on everything and tell us how above it all you are.

this is one of the more pot calling the kettle black post on these boards

 

[strattonius]

I have to say, Benning was actually a huge part of breaking me as a hockey fan. I was a hardcore hockey fan for about 20+ years who watched most of the Canucks games every year.

Watching the aspiring to mediocre slop that was this shitty franchise during the Benning years became such a tedious waste of life. Combined with one of the shittiest owners in pro sports. I just gave up on hockey during the Coof.

And quite frankly have not missed it or looked back at all. The Canucks are a mobius strip of suck and that will never change until an owner who isn't mentally handicapped comes along... which will probably not happen in our life times. So f*** it.

I haven't watched a single hockey game in almost five years and I haven't missed a thing. I come back because I like fantasy hockey and it's funny to read the posts every pre-season and nothing ever changes in Canucks land except the names of the prospect busts.

But ultimately, pro sports are most likely rigged. The NFL being blatantly rigged last year with their legal status coming out as that of "sports entertainment" from a lawsuit several years ago. All the NBA and college scandals. And of course we all remember 2012. So meh, it's all just a gigantic waste of time.

This is like scratching your own ass and then smelling your finger.

 

[platotld]

This is like scratching your own ass and then smelling your finger.

And being told to like it

 

[valkynax]

And being told to like it

Isn't that called a dirty sanchez?

 

[cc]

Ian Clark:
-starting to pick up a little bit of noise
-Clark may move on with the Canucks blessing
-Canucks would not stand in the way
-mentions New Jersey as a possible destination
-people who followed the situation much closer felt that it was likely that this marriage wouldn't continue
-looks like the relationship with the Canucks has turned in a bad direction but teams would still value his knowledge

I'm frankly disappointed with this development. As far as I know, he was instrumental in acquisition of some of the promising goalies in the system which has been one of the few strengths during the struggling years. The way the org made it sound initially was that Ian Clark himself that requested to take a step back and be "demoted" but it now doesn't appear to be the case.

 

[MS]

I'm frankly disappointed with this development. As far as I know, he was instrumental in acquisition of some of the promising goalies in the system which has been one of the few strengths during the struggling years. The way the org made it sound initially was that Ian Clark himself that requested to take a step back and be "demoted" but it now doesn't appear to be the case.

It seems like he requested to step back in terms of on-ice stuff and the club has had a 'if you're not fully in, you're out' sort of response to it.

 

[F A N]

Ian Clark:
-starting to pick up a little bit of noise
-Clark may move on with the Canucks blessing
-Canucks would not stand in the way
-mentions New Jersey as a possible destination
-people who followed the situation much closer felt that it was likely that this marriage wouldn't continue
-looks like the relationship with the Canucks has turned in a bad direction but teams would still value his knowledge

I wonder about the timing. Clark is pretty involved locally and he has a cushy gig. Maybe the Canucks were upset over the handling of Demko's work load last season? Maybe Clark feels he's been sidelined by new management and or Tocchet? Let the speculation begin!

Coincidentally, the guy who replaced Clark the last time around left us for New Jersey.

So nice to have competent management. I completely forgot about this thread.

Also losing Clark would be a bummer

The Canucks & NHL News thread took away all the traffic.

 

[MS]

The Canucks & NHL News thread took away all the traffic.

The fact that there is basically 100% agreement that management is competent and doing a good job is what killed this thread. There is basically nothing to discuss and no points of dissent or controversy right now.