ShakyWalton Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 So...we won a game but if this current pattern doesnt change Aqua may step in and demand a CHANGE..no one seems to be mentioning that...its his team...one day he might call Trev at the Gym while he is working out and Benning while he is scouting some guy in Kazakstan...and say...move WD...now I know there are lots of WD fans on this board....Im not one...but it may happen..he OWNS the team and pretty much called the shots on the last shakeup...I dont like ownership running a team but sometimes I get the feeling that this management doesnt have a clue...now I know I will be flammed for this thread but I have been biting my tongue for awhile now...cheers and Merry Xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberman Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Consider yourself FLAMED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 minute ago, lumberman said: Consider yourself FLAMED! okay thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 He could also just let the management group he hired, continue executing their plan to its natural conclusion ... Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 How is this a thread? "MAYBE someone might say or do something if something happens or doesn't happen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Why not post this in one of existing WD threads. You aren't a rookie on here, you have over 5k posts. Oh yeah, forgot it's Saturday night. Alcohol impairs judgement. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersexual Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Aquafan is his nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Shaky, little less rum in the egg nog bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whale Tail Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 6 minutes ago, EmilyM said: How is this a thread? "MAYBE someone might say or do something if something happens or doesn't happen." Sounds like a Eklund article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEGCanuck Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Maybe, just maybe Mike is onto something here. The owner reserves the right to interfere whenever the mood moves him. He is the one (or his family) who made a significant investment to purchase the franchise. Aqua-man is in the drivers seat when it comes to the immediate future of Willie, Jimbo, and Trevor. Will that happen soon, doubtful, however it is his call alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 7 minutes ago, J.R. said: He could also just let the management group he hired, continue executing their plan to its natural conclusion ... Just saying. Which looks to be headed toward WD getting fired, and replaced by Travis Green. Is that the natural conclusion you were speaking of? WD has been over his head since he started. If you count his twitches from seasons in the WHL to the AHL and then to this NHL stint it's astronomical how those twitches have increased. Clearly his twitches are directly proportional to his feelings of being overwhelmed by the circumstance. For his own health ( and the health of those who have to Look at him) he should be sent back to a level of hockey where he's more comfortable. It's a medical issue that just can't be overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 22 hours ago, WHL rocks said: Why not post this in one of existing WD threads. You aren't a rookie on here, you have over 5k posts. Oh yeah, forgot it's Saturday night. Alcohol impairs judgement. Carry on. Sometime alchol gives me courage and God knows I need courage around here .I cant stand WD..I think he is a horrible coach..I dont mind Benning..seems to have a clue..Linden....WTF does he do..oh..run his GYMs and workout to the max.....anyway...the rum is good and I will keep keeping on...cheers. Oh..I didnt know post count meant anything..I have read some pretty dumb stuff from others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I'm just gonna go with - nope. Doubt he's so fickle. Look at the BS he put up with from Gillis when we were actually supposed to be a threat, not to mention ... EVERYTHING! Injured, "reloading" team in a slump = fire the coach. Bah-humbug... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Torts Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 hour ago, ShakyWalton said: So...we won a game but if this current pattern doesnt change Aqua may step in and demand a CHANGE..no one seems to be mentioning that...its his team...one day he might call Trev at the Gym while he is working out and Benning while he is scouting some guy in Kazakstan...and say...move WD...now I know there are lots of WD fans on this board....Im not one...but it may happen..he OWNS the team and pretty much called the shots on the last shakeup...I dont like ownership running a team but sometimes I get the feeling that this management doesnt have a clue...now I know I will be flammed for this thread but I have been biting my tongue for awhile now...cheers and Merry Xmas. I know I'm a newbie...but maybe you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 This thread is about as well thought out as the guy who started the thread questioning Francesco Aquilini's competence as a businessman. Is this what CDC has been reduced to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 WD getting canned wouldn't be a huge surprise the Aquamarines usually hose somebody when they don't get that playoff revenue in a season. Trevor Linden is not going anywhere Jim Benning is not either since Trevor hired him and WD Aqua men signed off on. Trevor just needs to pitch the long term vision. Short term pain for long term gain. But if somebody goes WD is the easiest to get rid off rather than bringing in some big free agents or making a splash trade just to appease ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSwede Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I am a firm believer that ownership would be smarter than this. There has been no report or evidence to say that they in fact are calling the shots and its purely speculative. Smart business minds can make profits even when a team isn't performing, its all about the angle you market it. I am secretly dying for a 24/7esque series on the Canucks re-building. Always enjoyed watching other teams. The Canucks need to freshen up and ice a more exciting product either way. A fresh new franchise player is a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 In the Gillis days, I think this would have been a possibility. But Aquilini hired Linden to guide the ship, and if this is a London to New York voyage, England is still visible on the horizon. He just has to trust them to do their thing. He must have known that missing the playoffs at some point would be a possibility. Maybe Aquilini is an idiot, but I don't really think so. Let Willie tank it this year, or see if he can pull it out of the fire. If the team sucks, we get a high draft pick, develop some Utica guys after the trade deadline, and bring up Travis Green to coach the big team. I don't know what the point really is of firing Willie right now. If we keep Willie, we finish 29th. If we replace Willie, we finish...25th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlinkas wrister Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 21 minutes ago, ShakyWalton said: Sometime alchol gives me courage and God knows I need courage around here .I cant stand WD..I think he is a horrible coach..I dont mind Benning..seems to have a clue..Linden....WTF does he do..oh..run his GYMs and workout to the max.....anyway...the rum is good and I will keep keeping on...cheers. Oh..I didnt know post count meant anything..I have read some pretty dumb sh%t from others. Like the veterans on the team itself, you've posted enough quality over time to miss the occasional open net Shakes. I can't say I agree with you on this one though- if we had a team that was worthy of a challenge I might have WD under higher power optics but frankly we don't, and I don't really know what a president of an NHL team is supposed to be doing so I'm not going to point the gun at Trev either. I think this is one of those "let the chips fall where they may" years, probably the first I've seen since the 90's ( I still had expectations in the Tort year- that one sucked arse ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Meanwhile, back in the Hall of Reality, Benning and Linden know what they are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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