kingofsurrey Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, Tiger-Hearted said: I would think long and hard about firing or not firing Benning. Because if the Aquilinis let him go, they will an extremely difficult time trying to find a quality replacement, considering their meddling reputation. Benning got the club through some terrible no trade contracts which is great to be through. He just has shown zero ability to sign effective UFA's to decent contracts and his trades are dog s..... Put Benning back to scouting where he is best at and find an experienced GM that has a better grasp of all parts of the job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I think JB stays until end of next season. If he makes playoffs next season he'll get extension. He's got another season and half .. Canucks should hire DeBoer before a team like Dallas scoops him up. They fired Montgomery for bad behaviour Rick Bowness is the interim coach Stars are expected to make playoffs and win a round or two.. they'll hire DeBoer at first hint of Bowness not being able to get the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro17 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, theochar said: Who would execute this aforementioned slapshot grasshopper? All dmen not named Quinn should be banned from the pp. Put a forward on the point that can blast the puck (Brock Petey) let the others cause a bit of carnage in front of the net. If they overplay Alien he glides by the guy and creates a 5 on 3. Myers and Hughes. Also, with the amount of space the Dmen have been given recently, I'm not too worried. Besides, there is no harm in trying and it might even give Hughes a better chance to catch up to Makar. Edit: Yeah or we can place a forward there. Edited December 18, 2019 by Sandro17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, kingofsurrey said: Benning got the club through some terrible no trade contracts which is great to be through. He just has shown zero ability to sign effective UFA's to decent contracts and his trades are dog s..... Put Benning back to scouting where he is best at and find an experienced GM that has a better grasp of all parts of the job. NO experienced GM in his right mind would ever want to work for the Aquilinis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 8 hours ago, jmfaminoff said: Just clarifying: Did we trade our first for Miller. if we dont make playoffs the pick goes the the next yr so we might get a real good pick this yr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Just now, canuktravella said: if we dont make playoffs the pick goes the the next yr so we might get a real good pick this yr plus we can aquire more picks as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, canuktravella said: plus we can aquire more picks as well don't do that to yourself man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBrashear Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 To me, canucks wouldn't have re-signed JB if they weren't happy with him long term. Like it or not, he has had incredible draft picks and that is what his job is. Travis Green on the other hand seems to have lost the team 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screw Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 It is hard whenever your expectations are not being met. I think the team is moving forward at an expected pace. There is bound to be rough patches this year The team was expected to battle for a wildcard spot. Hell, JB made the traded JT Miller pick conditional for a reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theochar Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Sandro17 said: Myers and Hughes. Also, with the amount of space the Dmen have been given recently, I'm not too worried. Besides, there is no harm in trying and it might even give Hughes a better chance to catch up to Makar. Edit: Yeah or we can place a forward there. Yes like I said Hughes gets to stay on the pp. Myers can't hit the net from 10 feet. In fact all of our d suck at this thing called shooting. I remember we used to make fun of Jiri Slegr for not being able to hit the side of a barn but your pk and willingness to block shots takes a bit of a hit when the puck is coming at you 100 mph head hight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbermen Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I think it will be a carbon copy of last year. They will start playing better but fall short of the WC spot. They squandered too many games they could have won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 9 hours ago, tas said: eureka, someone gets it. expectations for this group (amongst fans and media only) changed only after they exceeded expectations in october. before that, going into the year, everybody expected a level of improvement, playing meaningful games in february and march, and battling for a playoff spot. they're victims of their own success and of their fans' ridiculously fickle nature -- what was "hugely exceeding expectations" in october morphed into the actual expectations for november and beyond. the only thing that's different now than in training camp is everyone surrounding the team has lost sight of where this team actually is at and where they should reasonably be expected to be. I don't know if expectations have changed, well maybe for some people. Part of it comes from management/ownership. They went after Barrie/Subban, signed Myers, & made the JT Miller trade which signified the time to start winning was the next 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 10 hours ago, tas said: eureka, someone gets it. expectations for this group (amongst fans and media only) changed only after they exceeded expectations in october. before that, going into the year, everybody expected a level of improvement, playing meaningful games in february and march, and battling for a playoff spot. they're victims of their own success and of their fans' ridiculously fickle nature -- what was "hugely exceeding expectations" in october morphed into the actual expectations for november and beyond. the only thing that's different now than in training camp is everyone surrounding the team has lost sight of where this team actually is at and where they should reasonably be expected to be. I have been of the mindset, from the beginning of the year. That we would be in tough to make play off's. I have accepted the Miller trade as good value. It is. But it was not a trade I would have made. Having seen Miller play? It still strikes me as good value. But still strikes me as a trade I would not have made. Here we are, even with Miller, stressed to make play off's. I was having great fun watching Petey & Boes, was excited to see Hughes. Am even more so now! There was no need to advance the rebuild at the expense of picks. It seems we need both Petey and Gaudette to put on 10 lbs muscle, a year experience. To be better down centre ice before we will be a power. That's coming IMO. Just a matter of time. I believe we would have needed to draft one more high talent level pivot early in the draft? Before we should have start expending 1sts on wins now. I am supportive of JB anyway. I don't proclaim to know all. And the team, in spite of me not liking every move, is heading in the right direction. Too much good young talent, and more coming! I also am supportive of having signed Benn, Myers, Fantenburg, Ferlund, Roussel & Beagle last year. We are better defensively, fitter, stronger and bigger. Have some extra talent in Myers. They did not cost assets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 something more. this team had a fast and lucky start. team tank. all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 21 hours ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: Canucks need to trade for Brendan Gallagher. Cool. why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, MoneypuckOverlord said: something more. this team had a fast and lucky start. team tank. all the way. So... we get TJ Miller AND the 2020 pick? make the 2021 playoffs. Edited December 19, 2019 by Me_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 To go from tank this year to playoffs next year would be extremely difficult. Pacific division is no joke. A lot of pressure of potentially giving TBL a lotto pick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: To go from tank this year to playoffs next year would be extremely difficult. Pacific division is no joke. A lot of pressure of potentially giving TBL a lotto pick. Well the Canucks make the playoffs this year, TBL gets the pick. If not, it’s a 2021 pick and the Canucks retain their 2020 pick. Either way, the Canucks win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Me_ said: Well the Canucks make the playoffs this year, TBL gets the pick. If not, it’s a 2021 pick and the Canucks retain their 2020 pick. Either way, the Canucks win. Yeah but if we don't make the playoffs both years it is a lotto pick in 2021. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 53 minutes ago, Me_ said: Cool. why? Fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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