zimmy Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 It's about a determined effort to impose one's will upon any single game or series and so far we have let the other guys "out will" us. Of course this assumes that the teams are relatively evenly matched and that in determining to win we actually have a fighting chance. Great teams have this ability on tap and can be dominant in the face of, what would be to other teams, debilitating circumstances (tragedies, injuries, referee bias, league conspiracy). The Canucks, I'm afraid, do not possess enough qualities of a great team and will therefore have to suffer the pain of loses to their close rivals (unless of course lady luck is on their side ... but that's a whole other story). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtor Rod Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 The comment about picking 23 sounds like he believes it's over. We could still pick 30th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 On the plus side, Benning does sounds rested and rejuvenated after his Swiss vacation. Lets hope he can get back to work and help the Canucks. Yeah, because that's what he was doing. It's not like he was scouting or doing anything important like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMunkle Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 On the plus side, Benning does sounds rested and rejuvenated after his Swiss vacation. Lets hope he can get back to work and help the Canucks. Yeah hopefully he can trade for a top 6 fwd or a pmd in the next two hours....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 It doesn't bother you when the GM says when we're down 3-1 and getting outplayed that "We have more experience than they do, and we've been competing"? I like JB, but would rather he come on and be honest with us and say "We've been getting pushed around and I know we're a better team than what we've seen lately, but I can assure you we'll compete harder because this isn't good enough" or something. Whats he suppose to say? They suck? Lol ya thats how you get players to respect and play hard for you?? Lol Edit. Never read second paragraph lol sorry. And he probably does. Just not to the media. Everything happens behind closed doors like they should with this team. Our problem in the past was stirring up crap with the media. And tha has changed "CHANGE IS COMING" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat_potvin Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 People should be praising Benning for the job he's done with this team. While some players have gone flat so far this series, that's not Bennings' fault. Signing Miller and Vrbata was great. The only questionable thing was the contract he gave to Sbisa. Watch out at this years' draft, Benning will find us a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Best line in the interview...re: talking to Willie after a loss: paraphrasing..."we wait til the next morning to talk to Willie after a loss because he's so upset." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdubuya Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 They are competing. Open your eyes. they were not competing at all for the bulk of last game. If by competing you mean 'playing like they were desperately holding on to a one goal lead whilst they were down by 2' ...then sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SKATES1STICK Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 There are 86,144 members on CDC. Thanks for the summary. lol what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLuciano Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 The more I hear Benning the less I like him. reminds me of nonis, but with ability to make a trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLocke Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Absolutely love the Baerstchi subtext. This is going to be one hell of an interesting game. If you rearrange the letters of subtext, it spells buttsex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 http://www.tsn.ca/radio/vancouver-1040-i-1410/benning-canucks-can-shift-playoff-momentum-1.265108 Team has competed hard all year. Will come out hard tonight and take it shift by shift, ...... Thanks man, did he say "like" a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Judge Benning by what he does in the summer. That is when his real work is done. I got the impression that he learned something on his trip and that he would like to move up on his 23rd pick (although it might be tough to do). Also, that he wants more picks in the second round for example. He has a plan and something is in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Whisht Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 compete - take part in a contest. They are competing and do every game. Do they always play their best? No. I get tired of people misusing 'compete' as the latest buzzword in sports. The very fact that someone is playing the game means they are competing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumerman77 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I thought Benning was our GM not our head scout. My mistake. It's not like the draft is 9 weeks away and he could of watched those games after the Canucks were eliminated. Rookie GM with a rookie mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 baumermann suffering from a repetitive fail injury. The more you post.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLions Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Getting into the playoffs this year was a bonus...Benning and Linden have a plan, and it might be as long as 5 years, to bring us the Cup. As much as we'd all like to win 3-4 rounds this year, did any of us seriously think we would? The issue of support for the Sedins is still the root of the problem with this team and can't be addressed in one season. The Sedins get us in every year (except for last years fiasco) but it isn't often first liners that win the playoff games, its the 2-4 liners, goaltending and the D. Linden, Benning and WD are here for a while so lets not judge them on one playoff because we haven't seen the team they built yet, only a couple pieces of it. It will take time. As he said "we've had two good drafts, and we expect to have another". He is building this team through the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I thought Benning was our GM not our head scout. My mistake. It's not like the draft is 9 weeks away and he could of watched those games after the Canucks were eliminated. Rookie GM with a rookie mistake. This post makes no sense whatsoever. Is he going to make any difference if he stayed here or on a scouting trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I thought Benning was our GM not our head scout. My mistake. It's not like the draft is 9 weeks away and he could of watched those games after the Canucks were eliminated. Rookie GM with a rookie mistake. Someone needs a timeout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TACIC Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I thought Benning was our GM not our head scout. My mistake. It's not like the draft is 9 weeks away and he could of watched those games after the Canucks were eliminated. Rookie GM with a rookie mistake.yeah totally he can go watch a tournament full of u18s that wouldnt even be on for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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