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  1. It was signalled that there would be no rebuild before Benning was even hired. Not excusing him for his poor targets, but the 'rebuild on the fly' wasnt his mandate?
  2. They should have been rebuilding, but they were not. Who's fault is that?
  3. The schedule can be used as an excuse for a few games, thats it. The Canucks just were not very good in the first 15 games, Everybody (except Brock Boeser) was underachieving.
  4. I don't think they will protect Myers at the ED. I dont think they have to.?
  5. Sens are not nearly the pushovers they were earlier. Look how they did against the Flames, and today against the Leafs (they were winning last time I checked) I'd use Demko in 3 out of the 4.
  6. The Lightning made the playoffs once in six year span (ending 2012) Post Thornton Bruins turned it around with Chiarelli and Benning at the helm, building a SC contender (which it still is) Chicago's best player is a 31 year old, they've still go a ways to go.
  7. Correct, he was talking about the 2013-14 squad, That 2014 quote is always taken out context.
  8. I always found this comment to be a bit offside. Benning has picked some amazing players from unfavourable draft positions. We have never won the lottery, and he's managed to select the 1st or 2nd best player in the draft 3 years running. He can certainly be criticized for his trades and signings, and there's more than a good enough reason to disqualify him from his job,( not having enough depth , after 7years.)
  9. This is laughably false, Gillis had six 1st round draft picks (granted most of them were later), and three 2nd round picks . Where is his Brock Boeser, Thatcher Demko, Adam Gaudette,Nils Hoglander, Jack Rathbone etc. Other than Bo Horvat, Gillis batted almost 100% fail on almost all his picks Other elite teams at the time, (Hawks and Kings) drafted excellent 'impact' players after the 1st round.
  10. I was hoping to trade Jake and Gaud as well Only problem is, they have 3 meagre points between them..? The two of them are not 'legit right now,
  11. "That was a hint things were different, because in the years after Linden was hired he became increasingly involved in day-to-day hockey operations. In fact, it would be Linden on trade calls and making big hockey decisions. There were times when people in the organization would say “Linden is running this team.” At the time, it came as a surprise for some, who thought Linden was originally hired to be more of a figurehead." The Province, 2018 https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/jason-botchford-canucks-nosedive-likely-didnt-help-lindens-relationship-with-regime
  12. It's a reported fact that Linden was in on all the teams big trades and signings. Benning was equally complicit, as most of the players targeted, start, and end with him Both to blame. The last 3.5 years have been solely Benning.
  13. Sure they have, but only if they have a real deficiency at a certain position I wouldnt call a 1-2 punch of Pettersson and Horvat a deficiency. You trade QH, a 21 year old, elite PMD, who's best years are in front of him. Where are you going to find another one?
  14. Not having an elite PMD on your team means you wont win a cup either. Your plugging one hole, and springing another. Even Benning said that elite PMD's are the hardest to get in a trade, you have to draft them. The whole 'size' wins you the cup isnt true. Look at Tampa, the smallest lightest team in the league. The Brian Burke size and truculence era is over. Byfield is currently playing in the AHL, 1 goal and 3 assists in 8 games. He's not dominating over kids anymore.
  15. He's already proved he's elite. With the right partner, he could be the next Brian Leetch. Thats not an absurd comparison. Ollie Juolevi has got 90% of his game to improve before he's even in the conversation of a first pairing D man.
  16. I'd put my money on Hughes winning the Norris, than Juolevi being being a first pairing D man? Any day of the week.
  17. I'm not arguing against bold moves, but you dont trade a QH. This isnt 1995 anymore, the whole size thing isnt what it used to be. These players only come along once in a while, when you obtain them. You keep them.
  18. There's zero guarantee OJ could be anything substantial. Posters really need to hit the brakes on this player. He could be Hamhuis, or he could be Pouliot.
  19. No $&!#, we've only waited umpteen years to have an elite PMD. I think the last one we had was a broken Paul Reinhart way back. Ehrhoff wasnt in the elite category imo
  20. QH is precisely the kind of option that a lot of teams dont have. You trade him, you'd be in very tough to find a comparable.
  21. The word 'potential' is the elephant in the room , isn it? Big stud Jake Virtanen has it in spades.
  22. "In the case of Hughes, he’s in the 98th percentile for zone exit percentage. When he attempts to move the puck out of the defensive zone, he does so with possession of the puck better than 98% of other NHL defencemen. That’s amazing, but he’s even better at entering the offensive zone with possession: he’s better than 99% of other defencemen, which is basically another way of saying no one else is better. After Hughes, however, the Canucks’ defence falls sharply. Myers is the next best puck-mover, but this data overstates how good he was this past season. He was in the 34th percentile for controlled zone exits this past season and 47th percentile for entries. His past prowess in this area gives some hope that he might be able to improve next season. After Myers, the departed Chris Tanev and Troy Stecher were right around league average. Then we get declining returns from third-pairing defencemen Jordie Benn and Oscar Fantenberg until we reach the most concerning player on the list: Alex Edler. Edler has traditionally been thought of as a puck-moving defenceman, but that hasn’t really been true for several seasons now. As his game has slowed down, Edler has become much more of an off-the-glass-and-out type of defenceman, safely getting the puck out of the defensive zone, but rarely with possession. As a result, the opposing team gets the puck back and frequently comes right back into the Canucks’ zone." Vancouver is awesome, 2020 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/canucks-hockey/how-nate-schmidt-narrows-the-gap-between-the-canucks-and-the-nhls-cup-contenders-2799839 So, how does OJ (who has mobility issues) , and is barely an NHL player beat this?
  23. Last season, QH was one of the best NHL players at zone exits ,completely judging him (and other struggling young core players) on this weird season is asinine. You can have players like Byfeild in your lineup, but if you cant get the puck out of your own zone. What does it matter?
  24. While I agree that we've never had so many young talented players in quite sometime, I would ague that one of the biggest problems this season is at the top of the roster. Our best players (not named Boeser) are not having good seasons. We wont win much, if they're not our best players. The guys in the bottom 6 are, who they are, and who they have always been. They are not the game changers.
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