Tortorella's Rant Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 This is literally Benning's team now. Except that Mr.Delorme has been here since the stone age. Dude's invincible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Change is coming. Change is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Suggestions that Benning is calling the shots is stretching things. Trevor Linden is the President andhe hired Benning. Their view of where the Canucks have to go is obviously in agreement.Management was top heavy and Linden thinned it down. Both Linden and Benning are very active in most aspects of the business. Narrowing the decision process and saving some money makes sense. Linden hasacted very cautiously by maintaining the structure until a year has passed. I am sure he and Benninghave both learned a lot during that year. They appear to have the confidence to move forward.Having watched Linden since he was drafted there is no doubt in my mind that this is TREVOR LINDEN'S team. I have no doubt that he eats and breathes the Canucks. If Linden makes mistakes they will behonest ones. I remain confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Was or wasn't LG part of the management group that handed out NTC/NMC contracts to the entire 2010 team? Yeah,thought so. At a certain time, you clean the slate and move on. Old regime had its day,they didn't get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Agreed. The timing is not suspect at all. It's probably the best time to let them go, other than immediately after Benning started. I don't think there's any discord or drama, and this was probably planned for some time. They helped with the transition, and now they're gone. Exactly......absolutely nothing to see here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Dumb move. Gilman was great for us, especially when our team was on top. 2016 will be a crucial year for Benning and Linden. If their plan works, great if not they need to be fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Breaking my silence for a positive post to salute Gilman for his godly contracts. get back into your cave and stay there liar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 So bright that we saddled ourselves with NTCs for guys like Chris Higgins. Higgins is a great contract at 2.5M Dorsett makes more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltt Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Still should have drafted Kopitar and I don't care what anyone says, he's a great player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcasfan Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Good move. I think Gilman was vastly over-rated, thanks to those idiots at 1040. Why is it that he gets all the credit for those good contracts, like the 2nd Burrows one, but never takes the heat for all those NTC's? He was the point man on all those contracts, people! He did help Gillis make adjustment to the job of being a GM, mind you. And, oh yeah, look at the job he did! Lorne Henning had just been in the job too long. That simple. Crawford was Gillis' man He was the final arbiter on all the player assessment for trades, as well as amateur (drafting). He definitely needed to go, with more of those assessments being made by Benning & Co. Overall, it looks like Linden handled this well. Gave everyone a year to figure it out, rather than prematurely acting last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Two words: John Weisbrod. He was one of Benning's first hires and supposedly has all the skills that Laurence Gilman has. He will slide into Gilman's job; he probably has been doing much of it anyway. People don't lose jobs because they can't do the work, they get fired because somebody above them in the foodchain either doesn't like them or likes someone else better. The timing of this move is not the best; most of the jobs that may have been open are mostly filled. I am hopeful for Gilman getting another AGM position. I think he would be able to handle a full GM position and maybe he will within the next year or two. All I know is that the Canucks did not appear to run afoul of the cap during Gilman's tenure. It was Gillis who handed out the NTC's, but it was Gilman who had to make them work. Like most people, I have no idea what Lorne Henning actually did, but Stan Smyl probably takes that position, if they decide to fill it. I also know nothing about Eric Crawford, but he must have had a difference of opinion with Management and out he goes. BEsides, Benning is pretty much the head of scouting. According to Linden on TSN1040, Lorne Henning oversaw the Comets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canorth Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Can anyone give me an accurate description of what Laurence Gilman actually did in a day? What was it that gave rise to his genuis status? What is it that makes him so important to the future of this franchise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Dumb move. Gilman was great for us, especially when our team was on top. 2016 will be a crucial year for Benning and Linden. If their plan works, great if not they need to be fired. Dumb move. Gilman was great for us, especially when our team was on top. 2016 will be a crucial year for Benning and Linden. If their plan works, great if not they need to be fired. Yeah, 'cause nobody else in the world can crunch #s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 God damn Gilman and Henning, always getting in the way of Benning's erratic moves with things like logic and sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I thought Gilman and Crawford were doing good jobs.... Ok then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Dumb move. Gilman was great for us, especially when our team was on top. 2016 will be a crucial year for Benning and Linden. If their plan works, great if not they need to be fired. They cannot be judged on one season, or even 2. The mess they inherited will take a minimum of 3-5 years to even get in the right direction considering that ownership gave them a mandate of making the playoffs every year whilst at the same time building a contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Wow dude.......really? Sarcasm isn't one of your strong points is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Cousteau Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Clearing salaries to pay for the playoff dates we will miss next year when we tank for 2016.... Seems like a plausible plan and I'm behind it. We need some elite level prospects to round out our future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Maybe will get some draft picks for them. that would be sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canorth Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Sarcasm isn't one of your strong points is it? The point was...it is not one of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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