NewbieCanuckFan Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Not sure Jimbo's the problem. Very rare does a NHL GM get to hire & fire more than one head coach. Pat Quinn is one I can think of (and he became the head coach - also *think* he won the Jack Adams). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Just now, PhillipBlunt said: Jim's an extraordinary drafter of talent. Looking at the team tells you that. His trades have definitely improved over time. The only real black mark on the man's resume is his record as a signer of free agents. There have been some truly bad signings, and some decent ones, but none could be considered great. On his drafting alone, I think Benning will avoid the hammer should the team miss the playoffs. Yeah trade record has definitely improved and drafting has mostly been great. UFAs signings hmmm... Eriksson makes me sad.... do something. R.Miller was a good stop gap for Marky. Dorsett was great but needed a lot more help, 1 man army. Vanek got us Motte. Vrbata was alright but should of traded him. Myers is eh? but not his worst. Beagle's been worth it, Roussel hasn't. Ferland unfortunate. I am sure there are a few others but they weren't very memorable *cough* Gagme MDZ.. Sutter, Gud and Sbeejus were acquired via trade. Probably his worst trades though he turned Gud into Pearson which I am happy with. Didn't we trade someone for a 5th pick that got us Gaudette? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, NaveJoseph said: I think this team is dangerous when Boeser is back. Our depth will coalesce then. And of course it would be great to have Markstrom back too. The team has the capability and potential to be dangerous now. Seeing them manhandle Boston a couple of weeks ago proves that. The biggest issue going forward is still the defense. It needs an increase in size, aggression, and discipline. I'm thinking Benning is already well aware of this and will do what's needed from a personnel standpoint to rectify it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Is this team only as good as Markstrom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Viper007 said: Comments like this are the reason the Canucks' didn't give Horvat the Captaincy earlier than this season. The reason why rookies are sheltered by players like the Sedins'. Once they are the go to people the criticism gets real harsh from this fan base. This is true. You take that captaincy, get ready to be held accountable. Criticism will be coming his way and he better be ready to step up to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhorvat Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Change the damn slogan “we are all canucks” sounds pathetic with this fanbase. Half this fanbase can’t even support the team in this final drive. Half of them are at offseason mode talking about firing coaches,need new owner, how to fix the cap, sign this guy waive that guy jeeez jus stfu! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: The biggest issue going forward is still the defense. It needs an increase in size, aggression, and discipline. I'm thinking Benning is already well aware of this and will do what's needed from a personnel standpoint to rectify it. I think most NHL teams want to do that as well (which is the other part of the problem). Donnie Brasco "It's 5000 wiseguys all chasing the same nickel". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Yeah trade record has definitely improved and drafting has mostly been great. Agreed. 2 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: UFAs signings hmmm... Eriksson makes me sad.... do something. R.Miller was a good stop gap for Marky. Dorsett was great but needed a lot more help, 1 man army. Vanek got us Motte. Vrbata was alright but should of traded him. Myers is eh? but not his worst. Beagle's been worth it, Roussel hasn't. Ferland unfortunate. I am sure there are a few others but they weren't very memorable *cough* Gagme MDZ.. I have to give Benning the benefit of the doubt. Could he have foreseen that players like Eriksson and Roussel would have had such a drop off in effectiveness? Most of his FA signings have been stopgap measures to help insulate the youth during the rebuild of the team. Some have been effective, some have been painful. If I was to guess, probably pretty much on average with most GMs in the league. 2 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Sutter, Gud and Sbeejus were acquired via trade. Probably his worst trades though he turned Gud into Pearson which I am happy with. Didn't we trade someone for a 5th pick that got us Gaudette? Shame that Gudbranson didn't work out, although I think if he was Edler's primary d-partner, he'd still be here. Was very effective with Edler as a partner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Didn't we trade someone for a 5th pick that got us Gaudette? That was Gillis (Diaz trade). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergioMomesso Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Stecher has been our worst dman all year except for the Boston game. i know the guy tries hard and all but at the end of the day you can't keep fishing the puck out of your own net over and over again and expect a big raise this summer. I doubt he will be on any NHL roster next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kanukfanatic Posted March 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Maddogy said: This losing streak reveals a lot of about this team as well as a part of this fan base. That part of the fan base is mentally weak. 1 hour ago, captainhorvat said: Babs and Gallant r the only names this dumbass fanbase throws out because it’s the only 2 big names they know. I’m sure thrs other coaches out thr possibly in the ahl that would be better suited for this team or another previous nhl coach. Posts like these are hilarious. Do posters actually think they are smarter than any other posters? I know I am not. We just all post our opinions. Good god... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: The team has the capability and potential to be dangerous now. Seeing them manhandle Boston a couple of weeks ago proves that. The biggest issue going forward is still the defense. It needs an increase in size, aggression, and discipline. I'm thinking Benning is already well aware of this and will do what's needed from a personnel standpoint to rectify it. Still livid at Stecher for being too cute receiving the pass from Edler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 minute ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: I think most NHL teams want to do that as well (which is the other part of the problem). Donnie Brasco "It's 5000 wiseguys all chasing the same nickel". Yep. The speed and skill mantra has had to move over and make some space for the size still matters mantra. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, appleboy said: We have some key pieces in place to build around. Bo , Petey , Hughes , Beoser , Virtanen are all very solid young players to build with moving forward. We have some reel solid youth in our system. I think fans are a little unrealistic to where this team is. I personally think that they have been playing above their true weight level. A few injuries to key players is all it took. They have been giving up close to 40 shots all year. Markstrom has clearly been sensational. Jims job is clearly not over and this off season will be huge. Can they clear enough cap space to keep Tyler? Will he even resign? Can he beef up the defense a little more? Will they bring back Tryamkin and is he a true NHL level player? Lets face the facts, this is clearly a young team that has shown it's fans some big time hope for the future. IF we miss the playoffs it would be a prime year to break the curse and win the lottery. I said at the beginning of the year we were a bubble team and I'd be equally happy to get in to the playoffs and get the boys some playoff experience or just miss and sacrifice a hockey jersey to a volcano or something to let us finally be the team to jump up from a 10-15 pick to a top 3 pick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Just now, NaveJoseph said: Still livid at Stecher for being too cute receiving the pass from Edler. I'm sure he feels horrible about it too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said: The team has the capability and potential to be dangerous now. Seeing them manhandle Boston a couple of weeks ago proves that. The biggest issue going forward is still the defense. It needs an increase in size, aggression, and discipline. I'm thinking Benning is already well aware of this and will do what's needed from a personnel standpoint to rectify it. It’s hard not to like their chances, but they also keep wetting the bed and melting down at the worst of times. I’ve heard all about it on here that this inconsistency is due to their youth, but really, their youth has been consistent enough that this excuse is just that, an excuse. They are so close to being a good team. What is their problem? Coaching? Skill? Desire? Leadership? Injuries? Game management? I don’t think the Canucks have much they can blame their issues on other than desire., which is partly an aspect of leadership. They don’t seem to want it enough, but if they ever flip that switch they could do some damage in the playoffs. I’ll give credit to JB for trying to build a roster with a spine and some will, but I’m not sure the results are there. If they come up short this year, his cap team is going to be difficult to defend. At least it’s only Aqua man who he has to answer too, the guy who signed a bunch of blank cheques this summer for impact UFAs. Benning is going to need some more hair dye if they can’t get going here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said: If the team misses the playoffs, I'm thinking that Benning will pull the plug on this coaching staff. Nobody is going anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said: I'm sure he feels horrible about it too. Yeah his reaction showed it all. Was clearly very upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, captainhorvat said: The problem is these fragile people actually BELIEVE they know how to run and coach the team. Thrs a large percentage of this delusional fanbase that are just f’n embarrassing and I can’t stand. But cheers to u and all the other solid supportive fans out thr. This fanbase doesn't need lectures from other posters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS4quality Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: How long before Markstrom is back? Not Soon enough 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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