-AJ- Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I loved The Hockey News as a kid. Subscribed to it for probably about 5 years during my teens until I realized I could find a lot of the stuff I loved on there on various websites and through other media forms. For anyone curious, Benning's best NHL season was in 1983-84 when he scored 12 goals and 51 points as a defenseman for the Leafs. We could use a 51-point defenseman right now...:thinking: 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VIC_CITY Posted August 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Smashian Kassian said: Benning's not holding up quite as good either. Looks like its been longer than 5 years, that's for sure. I appreciate his hard work though!! Is that even the same Human? If anyone thought Benning wasn't doing everything he can for this team, look at those pictures! I don't think he gets enough credit for how hard working he is. Either that or he's a raging alcoholic (poor joke). Being a GM has taken it's toll on Benning. He's constantly under fire by half the (vocal) fanbase and *ahem* *1040* but he's remained calm, kept moving forward, he showed up for every interview, turned over damn near every stone in trade/free agency this summer. I don't think his work ethic can be questioned. Benning might not be the best GM but he's 100% invested, working his tail off trying to learn from his mistakes and make this team better. Love him or hate him, you can't knock his hustle/dedication. He also seems like a good human being to boot. Respect to you Mr Benning. Edited August 21, 2019 by VIC_CITY 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ItsAllOursBoys Posted August 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Smashian Kassian said: Benning's not holding up quite as good either. Looks like its been longer than 5 years, that's for sure. I appreciate his hard work though!! For a guy that's not aging particularly well, he has the stamina of a bull! Not only is he at the helm of this Canucks ship that in recent memory has looked more like the good ship lolipop than a potential Stanley cup contender, but he's flying all over just to attend jr games looking for prospects etc... Must be hell on the family life but guided or misguided, gotta love the guy's commitment level. The guy's a beast! Glad to have him back! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 So Benning never drafted Boeser for his abilities...he only drafted him because it reminded him of his old hair style lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket1994 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, VIC_CITY said: Is that even the same Human? If anyone thought Benning wasn't doing everything he can for this team, look at those pictures! I don't think he gets enough credit for how hard working he is. Either that or he's a raging alcoholic (poor joke). Being a GM has taken it's toll on Benning. He's constantly under fire by half the (vocal) fanbase and *ahem* *1040* but he's remained calm, kept moving forward, he showed up for every interview, turned over damn near every stone in trade/free agency this summer. I don't think his work ethic can be questioned. Benning might not be the best GM but he's 100% invested, working his tail off trying to learn from his mistakes and make this team better. Love him or hate him, you can't knock his hustle/dedication. He also seems like a good human being to boot. Respect to you Mr Benning. Well said! I def don’t think you can say that for every GM. Edited August 21, 2019 by IRR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 10 hours ago, King Heffy said: It's the new NHL; strong defense doesn't win championships anymore. St Louis was a fluke.... fluke how? they dominated after december Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 minute ago, canuktravella said: fluke how? they dominated after december 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 11 hours ago, Smashian Kassian said: Benning's not holding up quite as good either. Looks like its been longer than 5 years, that's for sure. I appreciate his hard work though!! Well, when you have to deal with a bunch of parasites that publicly mock you and criticize your every move, it eventually wears on you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Glug Datt said: interesting banners at the top there.. the Oilers were 'slumping' in 82.. who knew? they were already quite a powerhouse, finished 2nd in the league that year also interesting about the Rockies moving to Ottawa.. didn't know OTT was even in the expansion picture back then. I thought the same thing. Don't remember Ottawa being in the expansion talk that early when the Rockies were playing. It was full decade before Ottawa entered the league. Oilers went from "slumping" to "thumping" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 12 hours ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: Jim " Nice Flow There" Benning Benning's the O.G. Flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr. Crossbar Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 9 hours ago, -AJ- said: I loved The Hockey News as a kid. Subscribed to it for probably about 5 years during my teens until I realized I could find a lot of the stuff I loved on there on various websites and through other media forms. For anyone curious, Benning's best NHL season was in 1983-84 when he scored 12 goals and 51 points as a defenseman for the Leafs. We could use a 51-point defenseman right now...:thinking: I just looked at Benning's final year stats for the Portland Winterhawks. In 72 games, he had 28 goals and 111 assists. No wonder he went Top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 9 hours ago, VIC_CITY said: Is that even the same Human? If anyone thought Benning wasn't doing everything he can for this team, look at those pictures! I don't think he gets enough credit for how hard working he is. Either that or he's a raging alcoholic (poor joke). Being a GM has taken it's toll on Benning. He's constantly under fire by half the (vocal) fanbase and *ahem* *1040* but he's remained calm, kept moving forward, he showed up for every interview, turned over damn near every stone in trade/free agency this summer. I don't think his work ethic can be questioned. Benning might not be the best GM but he's 100% invested, working his tail off trying to learn from his mistakes and make this team better. Love him or hate him, you can't knock his hustle/dedication. He also seems like a good human being to boot. Respect to you Mr Benning. Excellent perspective! That ethic also has a ripple effect. Good benchmark for players to see their GM applying it himself. That ethic and character often wins the long game, which I believe Benning is just starting to win. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownky Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 45 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said: Excellent perspective! That ethic also has a ripple effect. Good benchmark for players to see their GM applying it himself. That ethic and character often wins the long game, which I believe Benning is just starting to win. That's my opinion as well. No GM is going to make 100% perfect moves, and I think we got our 'training wheels mistakes' out of the way during a period when the whole team was a training wheels mistake. He's never seemed to change his approach of just good hard work to get the job done, and when somebody sees the bossman doing that, it's good for morale in general. He believes in the project, so it's up to everybody else to buy in at that point - rather than some doofus just going through the motions of icing a roster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Very cool, blast from the past. I used to love reading THN and GOAL magazine when I was a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 24 minutes ago, brownky said: That's my opinion as well. No GM is going to make 100% perfect moves, and I think we got our 'training wheels mistakes' out of the way during a period when the whole team was a training wheels mistake. He's never seemed to change his approach of just good hard work to get the job done, and when somebody sees the bossman doing that, it's good for morale in general. He believes in the project, so it's up to everybody else to buy in at that point - rather than some doofus just going through the motions of icing a roster. That's a good way to look at it just on a general level. When looking at his time here to date, I think it's important to separate the team he inherited, and the decision-making dynamics, from the team he created and the decisions made post-Sedins. I think his belief in the project is largely tied to ownership having the patience to look long-term so things are done right. It seems like we really are at that place of a unified vision from top down in the organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, NUCKER67 said: Very cool, blast from the past. I used to love reading THN and GOAL magazine when I was a kid. You mean this GOAL magazine? Found it in the same box. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 ^^ Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said: Well, when you have to deal with a bunch of parasites that publicly mock you and criticize your every move, it eventually wears on you. Jim's a professional with many years of prior front office experience, I'm sure hes not paying a ton of mind to that stuff. Im sure the years of losing, constant injuries, nonexistent draft lotto luck, exc. have contributed more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovy Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Quite the neck on ole Jimbo, especially compared to Freddy boy. Same barber apparently though after all these years! Loyalty can be a good thing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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