Pre-Game Talk: [Pre-Season] GM03 | Vancouver Canucks @ Seattle Kraken | Fri. Sep 27th | 7pm PST | SNP | Heat Seaking Myers-ile

[ManVanFan]

Benning sucks at scouting.

What impact he had on the drafting vs. the scouting staff is an ongoing debate, although in virtually every case we're aware of he was sabotaging their work.

The overall drafting results were then sabotaged by the worst development system/period in the modern history of the NHL.

He did 10+ bad things for every good thing he did here. He is the worst GM in NHL history.

I'd like a list of 10 plus things for everything he did good here. I'll stick with Demko, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes, Miller, Hoglander. That's only 60 things. Happy fishing.

 

[JT Milker]

I mean, except when you thought it was a way to praise Benning.

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.

 

[Vector]

I'd like a list of 10 plus things for everything he did good here. I'll stick with Demko, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes, Miller, Hoglander. That's only 60 things. Happy fishing.

To be clear, no we're not doing this and definitely not in this thread. You can just look up Benning's transaction history and that gets you about 30 garbage transactions.

 

[krutovsdonut]

brisebois being in group c in camp may be a case of him "staying healthy" long enough to get to abby so he is not on ltir all season. the guy was in the mix for the bottom pair when the concussion hit, so if this was a genuine bounceback training camp effort i think he'd get a better shot.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Trimmed out some posts. Let's heed Vector's warning, folks.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Ok back to freaky HF talk!

Sprong got me sprung.

 

[WTG]

Likely going to head down for this game. Climate Pledge is beautiful

Was debating going to see the Mariners but they're probably eliminated. If they're still in it come Sunday, I'll make the morning trek on that day instead.

I too will be going to the game.

 

[Coffees]

Is this the year Y2K returns ?

 

[ManVanFan]

Huh? The farm club was a Gillis move, and I believe they didn't go to Abbotsford to start with because of complications surrounding ending that bonkers deal the Flames, who still had their team in Abbotsford at the time, had with the city.

From what I always heard that the Canucks sport and entertainment owned or were affiliated with Utica but weren't really controlling it. They were supposed to supply it with coaches and a few players but it was mandated to win and not worry about prospects. Robert Esche was president and wasn't part of Canucks staff like Ryan Johnson is.

 

[Flik]

Trimmed out some posts. Let's heed Vector's warning, folks.

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Now this, THIS, is how you know the vibes are back in HF Canucks land.

 

[Vector]

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Is this the year Y2K returns ?

He already popped back up in the summer.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Is this the year Y2K returns ?

He popped in briefly in like June.

 

[Coffees]

He already popped back up in the summer.

He popped in briefly in like June.

Holy based

 

[Lat]

I'd like a list of 10 plus things for everything he did good here. I'll stick with Demko, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes, Miller, Hoglander. That's only 60 things. Happy fishing.

I mean, I'm pretty sure it's easy to come up with a list of 60+ Benning atrocities (TM), but I'm not sure anybody here really wants to re-live the pain. Although, I am secretly hoping that MS destroys this in a massive post.

 

[wonton15]

Desharnais at $2M or Zadorov at 5x6?

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

I mean, I'm pretty sure it's easy to come up with a list of 60+ Benning atrocities (TM), but I'm not sure anybody here really wants to re-live the pain. Although, I am secretly hoping that MS destroys this in a massive post.

Yes the mods said we are not doing this. And you thought the best course of action was to respond and try to bait another post interesting.

 

[LordBacon]

Desharnais at $2M or Zadorov at 5x6?

That’s an oopsie

 

[Peen]

Zadorov got killed by Evander Kane in that h2h at the end of the second round. Looked very much as if that was a 9 or so game heater before he regressed to his mean very harshly.

And that isn’t your standard 30 year old D. Lot of games played and physical.