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Green has never been good, guys. Look at his freaking record. And then look at WD: Remarkably similar coaching records.

Do you really think Elias cares?

He was a serviceable defenseman, but yeah, one of the few draft hits that Gillis had. Definitely not a bad pick for a 5th rounder.

It was one of his best times yet, I heard.

2-0 does that for you. I hope green doesn't think it's good enough and doesn't want to embarrass the opposition.

That's such a good point. The same people who rage at cancel culture likely will have no problems 'cancelling' some rival because of something they did. I'm not saying it's necessarily 'right' or 'wrong' to cancel someone based on their past; I'm saying it's one giant hypocrisy.

FYI, four years ago. FOUR YEARS AGO (info taken from Wikipedia) In 2017, Southern supported the militant white nationalist group Defend Europe, in their efforts to obstruct search-and-rescue operations of refugees from North Africa; Southern and the white nationalists wanted to prevent refugees from crossing the Mediterranean Sea and entering Europe.[17] Southern was briefly detained by the Italian Coast Guard for blocking a ship embarking on a search-and-rescue mission.[17] Because she joined Defend Europe in an attempt to obstruct rescue operations, Patreon accused Southern of engaging in activity "likely to cause loss of life."[18] Subsequently, Southern was removed from Patreon, demonetized by YouTube, and banned from payment processers such as PayPal.[19][20] I mean, sure, she can deny she's not a white nationalist, but... it doesn't make sense for one to support a racist organization without holding the same/similar viewpoints. Would a racist person support an anti-racist group? Come on.

I read the thesis of Arnett from this artlcle and then I read this: "One of Southern's films is called "The Canadian Mass Grave Hoax", which absolves the Catholic Church of any guilt in the discovery of unmarked graves on former residential-school sites in B.C. and Saskatchewan." Having a discussion where you present a one-sided discussion is just as bad as what they claim to be arguing against. IMHO, using the term "cancel culture" is overused and misunderstood. This isn't cancel culture. There is no reason why universities should give these wackos (I said it) a place to spew their information without the proper checks and balances that come with academia. That is what academia is; you can have different opinions, but saying that the mass graves of Aboriginals is a hoax is truly problematic, especially given the FACT that religion played a major role in residential schools. It's not that religion is BAD. It was how it was used, and those people who abused its teachings.

What a waste of roster talent to have a coach who is good at praising another team, without being able to uplift his own. Did he really just say "that's a good team over there?" I missed the last game, but I think I am going to not watch for a while until the team figures out their problems. Green is a major problem, and so is Benning purely for extending some coaches that never should have been extended.

The Canucks luck continues to worsen. The Canucks players seem to get the worse suspensions. I highly doubt Poolman's actions were any worse than what Wilson received.

Green should not have been freaking extended when there was a perfect window to field all other coaching candidates. The bubble was clearly an anomaly, but even taking into that year into account, Green's winning record that year has been consistent with his precious years (around 50 percent). Like the comparison between him and WD is astonishingly similar. Benning might possibly die on a hill with a lame duck coach. What a shame.

Being wrong and not admitting it doesn't mean you're right You were totally wrong about Poolman. It's funny because you kept bashing the signing when he was only 2.5 - far from an overpayment. And as for term, 4 years isn't that bad. The fact that you lumped this signing with Benning's other signings show your bias. Poolman is a good pickup, and so was OEL. OEL is the first legit first pairing defenceman since Edler, and my god, that's largely because our previous GM couldn't draft one in his many years. Blaming OEL for this team's success is very narrow minded, but I'm not surprised that you're the type of poster to rehash arguments. Blaming Benning for the construction of the team is laughable, considering he did everything one could imagine to fix this team. Was it enough? Maybe not. On the other hand, Benning absolutely deserves criticism for keeping Green for as long as he did. Green has consistently coached around 40-50 percent, even with the bubble team. Green's been given more than a chance - including a much improved roster (on paper), and Green stumbles out of the gate. His preseason warranted much attention because of how poor our record has been, and yet, he doesn't seem to have helped this team prepare for games. This 7-1 loss is not a reflection of poor defense. It's a reflection of how this season has been. Colorado is a lot better of a team than the record shows, and the Canucks got destroyed. However, the Canucks did not dominate against weaker teams like Detroit or Buffalo. Green needs to be replaced. He has never shown that he can do anything regardless of the roster that he had, minus the year in the bubble.

Pearson's not doing well so far, but few are with the way the coaching has been handled. Pearson's contract is not really overpaid. And Poolman's 2.5? Lol... he's better/more reliable than Jordie Benn was.

Maybe he's just a nice guy around other coaches and the media (to some extent), but he's just bad at his job. Nobody seems to really care that he's bad at his job, except the fans. The other coaches don't really care - easy points and a nice demeanor. I think it should be noted that the players likely voted to keep Green onboard this season, or else he would've been gone. Then again, I could be wrong. Anyway, @eeeeergh - This is a valid question. Well done.

Makes you wonder if Green is really that good of a coach. He has been hovering at 50 percent or lower in win percentage, much like Willie Desjardins has. And as terrible of an NHL coach he was, he rarely had the luxury of talent that Vancouver has had under Green. It's one step forward and two steps forward with this coach. A poor preseason and a season that doesn't look like it's improving anytime soon.

I don't think you realize but your post confirms what I've been saying all along - that the sports media is operating at a lower standard than everyone, thus they tend to get away with the tabloid practices as seen in other celebrity gossip magazines. If sports media have a lower standard of reporting, as you say, then it's time for them to increase the accountability. That has been my point all along, so thank you for confirming that. Much appreciated. I'd like to see wallsteetamigo continue to squirm his way out of this one.

So @wallstreetamigo, how much has the elite Gaudette helped the mighty Chicago Blackhawks thus far? But yeah, maybe Benning sold him too low... and this cost him his confidence. /sar Bottom line: If Gaudette isn't scoring, he isn't helping his team. He's as one dimensional as an NHL player can be nowadays. One would think that a poor Chicago team would benefit Gaudette, by allowing him to play up the lineup. But he's actually only getting fewer minutes than he did in Chicago on average.

And here we go again: the defender of the media. Sometimes "reporting the truth" is a responsibility that the media doesn't know how to properly handle. Every person has a right to medical privacy, and I fully understand that sometimes names get leaked... Like Hughes on IV. Remember that story? Oh yeah, and Hamonic here again. Are you kidding me here about the Hawks and Canucks 'winning' comparison? LOL. I dislike Green (and to an extent Benning) for what they have done thus far to prepare the team at this point. I completely agree that coaching is still an issue, and that Benning had ALL the options in the world to move forward with a more experienced coach. That being said, to describe Benning as someone who jeopardizes team safety SIMILAR to the hawks is headshake worthy. Defending the media like you're doing is why people have been calling you out for your bias. It's disgusting really that you coddle your media friends so much that you're willing to make up garbage like the above. Make no mistake, I believe we have some similarities in how we feel about the team. I just heavily disagree your persistent approach in demonizing others while protecting the media from criticism. From how I see it, Benning deserves criticism for how this team was constructed, from start to finish. Sometimes it wasn't entirely his fault. But to say the media is "reporting the truth" is dishonest commentary. The media is here to make money, and stories sell. You even pointed this out yourself.

Two people out of twenty something players on Utica - why did Canucks trade Dahlen so fast if it was such a simple fix at going back home? Surely the Canucks could've accommodated such a simple request, since he wasn't going to play for Green anytime soon. What seems to be obvious that people are glossing over was that Benning abruptly traded Dahlen, and Dahlen apparently started to use damage control. It could be that Vancouver mishandled the situation, but it also could be that Dahlen wanted out (as a bluff) and it backfired on him, at least short term. Was it so bad that in the one AHL year that he didn't even complete it? Why did the other players aside from Palmu not complain about this so-called communication error? I am not saying that the situation was simple, but to talk about Dahlen not being part of the problem is very one-sided. This is exactly the bias that Timrafan has been consistently driving.

And yet he claimed to deny the trade All the while Barry being coy about what Dahlen actually wanted. There is a mixture of ideas, but saying Dahlen didn't want out is foolish.

It doesn't justify anything. Why wouldn't the Canucks hold onto Dahlen and potentially get a BETTER return? Also, why would the Canucks sour so much on Dahlen that they wouldn't at least TRY to court him? The answer is: it doesn't make sense. The trade was something Dahlen did push for, if it in fact it would've helped him to the NHL. And when he played with SJ, he didn't even make their team, thus confirming the Canucks' evaluations.

Dahlen's agent JP Barry on the trade: "There was frustration with the way he was being developed but they wanted to see more from him. It goes both ways. "He’s fine with this." https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2019/03/vancouver-gm-jim-benning-rips-jonathan.html A lot of criticism has came Benning's way on the trade deadline when news broke that he had traded Elias Pettersson's friend, Jonathan Dahlen. It was later revealed that Dahlen requested a trade due to not being in the NHL. I find sometimes young players now, sometimes they don't want to pay their dues in development time. They just want an NHL opportunity off the start. We just felt there was development left before that, and I guess that's where the discrepancy was, Benning stated while he was on TSN Radio Vancouver. https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/canucks-hockey/jonathan-dahlen-denies-demanding-trade-dials-in-on-development-2228145 "Meanwhile, Dahlen’s agent confirms trade request; what’s going on here?" " There was no rush to trade Dahlen at the deadline. He has another year on his contract and will be a Restricted Free Agent when it expires, so the Canucks had plenty of time to shop Dahlen around. But, if the Canucks had soured on Dahlen, perhaps they wanted to make a move more quickly. All in all, it seems like an unfortunate situation: Dahlen wasn’t happy with his development in Utica and the Canucks weren’t happy with Dahlen. Hopefully everyone’s a little happier now." Let's put the Dahlen is innocent game to rest. He WANTED the trade, and got JP Barry to do it.

Craig Button was (and still is) extremely high on Podkolzin.

Holy $&!#, that post was a run-on sentence!

I have a degree in writing, and I use it on a day to day basis. Thanks for your continued poor observations. You have no insight, despite projecting in your previous post that people don't understand language. Hilarious.