TheRussianRocket. Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 "Canucks President of Hockey Operations Trevor Linden, General Manager Jim Benning and Chief Operating Officer Victor de Bonis met with season ticket members in Vancouver to answer questions about the upcoming season." Great to see the organization is doing it's best to reconnect with the fans starting from the top. That connection with fans in terms of being up to speed on the team and it's course/direction was lost during the Gillis era as he had a different approach to doing things then. Linden & Benning clearly want to move away from that disconnect and are making up lost ground as often as they can. It's an excellent first expression by new management to put that thought out there that they really do care and they are sure acknowledging that. Fans seem pleased and whether they mean it or are selling this to fans (which I personally believe is a mix due to 1. they do care and 2. selling it partially so people buy more tickets and get on board, that type of thing etc), it is working and I hope they can continue this on and backup what they say by pleasing fans. There's a lot of potential here and I really feel Trevor & Jim will be able to get a lot of good done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowYaDrouin Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 oh no... Benning said we have to respect "the process". In all seriousness, great idea by upper management to connect with the STH's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 The OP has to update the thread title everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magician Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 "We're trying to work something out with his agent and him, where he's happy and we're happy." Yep. C ya Kes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking mama Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I was going to be pleased with at least a few dozen less F-bombs being yelled at the players or whomever,... from the Canucks' bench, next season. All of the other goals & promises here, are a bonus for me!We are all Canucks, and this includes,... the very young, the old & families. Character, respect, hard-work, loyalty, sacrafice & role-modeling,...are all very import elements to be demonstrated & taught by a leadership group when attempting to integrate young players into the fold. And - might I add,...new & young fans into the fold also. Anything that the Sedins, Bieksa & Hamhuis had to offer in this regard...was effectively under-mined by the clown they had coaching them, last season.So glad this particular page of Canucks' history has not only been turned...but apparently torn-out all together. Keep selling what you're selling, Trev! I'm looking forward to seeing some stark improvements with the team on & off of-the-ice, soon & to see the atmosphere in Rogers' arena improve in harmony with that. Go Canucks Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucklehd Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Glad to see a focus on reconnecting with the fans and people who pay their bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Glad to see the JB wasn't ducking the David Booth and Ryan Kesler questions. I would say JB offered up a fair assessment of Booth...a guy paid like a second liner but not able to deliver at that level (though JB was kind enough to offer up injury problems Booth has suffered). I've been harping about Burrows being an expensive third liner, so obviously, JB and TL, two guys who know infinitely more than I do, think he's still a first/second liner. I'll have to trust their judgement on Burr and shut my pie hole about moving him out. I have one question to ask, though...has anyone ever heard deBonis give a response that instills confidence that he's Chief Operating Officer material? I'm sure the dude does a decent job on the executive floor of CSE, but please, someone get him some media training if he's going to keep taking an active role in these town hall meetings and STH summits. I don't see him getting any invitations to be the keynote speaker from the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce luncheons anytime soon. JB's favorite word: "stuff". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Glad to see the JB wasn't ducking the David Booth and Ryan Kesler questions. I would say JB offered up a fair assessment of Booth...a guy paid like a second liner but not able to deliver at that level (though JB was kind enough to offer up injury problems Booth has suffered). I've been harping about Burrows being an expensive third liner, so obviously, JB and TL, two guys who know infinitely more than I do, think he's still a first/second liner. I'll have to trust their judgement on Burr and shut my pie hole about moving him out. I have one question to ask, though...has anyone ever heard deBonis give a response that instills confidence that he's Chief Operating Officer material? I'm sure the dude does a decent job on the executive floor of CSE, but please, someone get him some media training if he's going to keep taking an active role in these town hall meetings and STH summits. I don't see him getting any invitations to be the keynote speaker from the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce luncheons anytime soon. JB's favorite word: "stuff". Burrows is only a first line on the Canucks. He has shown he can play with the Sedins and that's it. On any other team in the NHL he is a 3rd line player and with his contract no GM would take him and he has a NTC so you would essentially have to waive him or force him out which could get really ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Burrows is only a first line on the Canucks. He has shown he can play with the Sedins and that's it. On any other team in the NHL he is a 3rd line player and with his contract no GM would take him and he has a NTC so you would essentially have to waive him or force him out which could get really ugly. Plus he's a fan fav + heart-soul player which would be drastic to fans especially season holders with him and Kes gone. Would be hard to tell the ticket holders we'll be competing in the playoffs. People just wouldn't buy it. Plus Burr had one bad year, not enough to kick him out lol. I'm sure he'll get back on track hitting 50 points easy with 20 goals 30 assists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgerKing Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Linden is the best dressed execs in the NHL; Bergevin's a bit too metro for my taste. de Bonis speaks, I'd like to think I had something to do with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgerKing Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Glad to see the JB wasn't ducking the David Booth and Ryan Kesler questions. I would say JB offered up a fair assessment of Booth...a guy paid like a second liner but not able to deliver at that level (though JB was kind enough to offer up injury problems Booth has suffered). I've been harping about Burrows being an expensive third liner, so obviously, JB and TL, two guys who know infinitely more than I do, think he's still a first/second liner. I'll have to trust their judgement on Burr and shut my pie hole about moving him out. I have one question to ask, though...has anyone ever heard deBonis give a response that instills confidence that he's Chief Operating Officer material? I'm sure the dude does a decent job on the executive floor of CSE, but please, someone get him some media training if he's going to keep taking an active role in these town hall meetings and STH summits. I don't see him getting any invitations to be the keynote speaker from the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce luncheons anytime soon. JB's favorite word: "stuff". I've raised similar concerns about de Bonis, becareful on this forum he is one guy you can't say anything bad about, I've had posts and threads completely deleted with no resonable expanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 at least de bonis didn't seem strung out on oxy for once in this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthNinja Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 at least de bonis didn't seem strung out on oxy for once in this video. What does one being strung out on oxy look like according to your understanding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 What does one being strung out on oxy look like according to your understanding? go watch summer summit videos from previous years. like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Fan: How are you gonna bring the excitement back to the game? De Bonis: Hamburgers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Great to see the organization is doing it's best to reconnect with the fans starting from the top. That connection with fans in terms of being up to speed on the team and it's course/direction was lost during the Gillis era as he had a different approach to doing things then. Linden & Benning clearly want to move away from that disconnect and are making up lost ground as often as they can. It's an excellent first expression by new management to put that thought out there that they really do care and they are sure acknowledging that. Fans seem pleased and whether they mean it or are selling this to fans (which I personally believe is a mix due to 1. they do care and 2. selling it partially so people buy more tickets and get on board, that type of thing etc), it is working and I hope they can continue this on and backup what they say by pleasing fans. There's a lot of potential here and I really feel Trevor & Jim will be able to get a lot of good done Sometimes, I feel both Linden and Benning have absolutely no clue what they're doing. I'm pretty sure I'm wrong. But just a feeling... sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthNinja Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 go watch summer summit videos from previous years. like that. Meh, way too much work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awalk Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Fan: How are you gonna bring the excitement back to the game? De Bonis: Hamburgers! With cheese this time! For only $15.50 a pop. Real cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobGVee Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I dig how Benning doesnt avoid questions while not divulging info he shouldnt be exposing. MG had an air of arrogance about him and looked down alot, not to mention the mumbling. Composed and Calculated. Good job JimBee. Obviously it doesnt REALLY matter how nice his swing is, only matters if he bogeys, pars, or birdies. Nevertheless, a refreshing change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Fan: How are you gonna bring the excitement back to the game? De Bonis: Hamburgers! That's why the Canucks wanted Nicholson as their CEO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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