Popular Post CanucksJay Posted July 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2021 I don't want to hear any crap about ownership. The past few days should be quite evident that we are lucky to have an owner willing to spend what seems like dead money to improve this club. He not only re-signed Benning, but paid for his blunders to give him a fresh slate. (who knows, maybe some costly mistakes were due to him meddling and he's taking ownership of it). Regardless, we could be far worse if we had a guy like Melnyk. I for one am surprised he was okay with buying out Holtby after 1 year. Bought out Jake. Spending money on OEL and Garland. He's gonna open up his wallet for Hughes and Pettersson. We are damn lucky. 6 5 12 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Yeah good job Francesco. After the moves that were made, I am seriously considering to purchase a pair of season tickets for the upcoming season (if the fans are allowed back). 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted July 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2021 Aquilini is the best owner we have ever had. We are lucky that finances have never effected hockey decisions while he's been here. Very grateful to have an owner who wants a Stanley Cup as much as we do. 4 5 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Great Post 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Aqulini's reputation as a spender has never been in doubt. That is the last thing some fans have issue with him over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 28 minutes ago, CanucksJay said: I don't want to hear any crap about ownership. The past few days should be quite evident that we are lucky to have an owner willing to spend what seems like dead money to improve this club. He not only re-signed Benning, but paid for his blunders to give him a fresh slate. (who knows, maybe some costly mistakes were due to him meddling and he's taking ownership of it). Regardless, we could be far worse if we had a guy like Melnyk. I for one am surprised he was okay with buying out Holtby after 1 year. Bought out Jake. Spending money on OEL and Garland. He's gonna open up his wallet for Hughes and Pettersson. We are damn lucky. I like the Aquillinis as owners of the Canucks, but here's something for you to chew on...buying out both Holtby and Virtanen saved CSE a combined $3.45M in actual money. At the end of the day, cutting Holtby and Virtanen loose was a smart financial decision for Aquillini. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 minute ago, bigbadcanucks said: I like the Aquillinis as owners of the Canucks, but here's something for you to chew on...buying out both Holtby and Virtanen saved CSE a combined $3.45M in actual money. At the end of the day, cutting Holtby and Virtanen loose was a smart financial decision for Aquillini. Yes that's a good point. I wondered how much actual cash value that was... He also has to sign and pay 2 other players though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Yeah he seems willing to spend that cash mondo and give JB the green light to be aggressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzipunch Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Gotta admit i dont think many owners would let jim do what hes done this offseason i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, CanucksJay said: I don't want to hear any crap about ownership. The past few days should be quite evident that we are lucky to have an owner willing to spend what seems like dead money to improve this club. He not only re-signed Benning, but paid for his blunders to give him a fresh slate. (who knows, maybe some costly mistakes were due to him meddling and he's taking ownership of it). Regardless, we could be far worse if we had a guy like Melnyk. I for one am surprised he was okay with buying out Holtby after 1 year. Bought out Jake. Spending money on OEL and Garland. He's gonna open up his wallet for Hughes and Pettersson. We are damn lucky. I’m a big fan of our ownership we are very lucky to have such passionate owners this team is gonna be great under this group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Nuck Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Meh, he’s still paying Greens paycheque. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhahoodlum Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I agree with the OP. As for the accusations of ownership meddling- pics or it didn't happen. Seriously. It's just hearsay without actual proof. I also appreciate FA's loyalty to Benning and not making a knee jerk reaction to certain moronic members of this fan base. I'm hoping their patience and dedication is rewarded with a Cup soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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linden17 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Bob.Loblaw said: Aqulini's reputation as a spender has never been in doubt. That is the last thing some fans have issue with him over. This. It’s the interference in the actual hockey operations decisions that piss people and management off. It’s never been about their will to spend or win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, bigbadcanucks said: I like the Aquillinis as owners of the Canucks, but here's something for you to chew on...buying out both Holtby and Virtanen saved CSE a combined $3.45M in actual money. At the end of the day, cutting Holtby and Virtanen loose was a smart financial decision for Aquillini. Yes but that money is being put back into the budget to spend to the cap this year. So whatever savings Aquilini had with the buyouts is going right back into the payroll. If Benning spends to the cap then Aquilini will have technically spent more than the $81,500,000. He would have saved more money if Benning had simply buried Eriksson and Roussel in Abbotsford as the bulk of their contracts would have counted against the cap. Also, Ferland's contract is not insured, so Aquilini is also paying out of pocket that additional $3.5 million on top of the $81,500,000 and the buyout money, so his total expenses this season for payroll will be close to $90,000,000. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linden17 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, buddhahoodlum said: I agree with the OP. As for the accusations of ownership meddling- pics or it didn't happen. Seriously. It's just hearsay without actual proof. I also appreciate FA's loyalty to Benning and not making a knee jerk reaction to certain moronic members of this fan base. I'm hoping their patience and dedication is rewarded with a Cup soon. Pretty sure there has been numerous people around the league confirm their meddling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, linden17 said: Pretty sure there has been numerous people around the league confirm their meddling. If true, looks like lesson learned. They paid the buyouts and will leave hockey ops to the ppl they hired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linden17 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, CanucksJay said: If true, looks like lesson learned. They paid the buyouts and will leave hockey ops to the ppl they hired Hey, 100%. It looks entirely like that...at least from bennings part. I’m on board...not that I’ve ever jumped off the bandwagon but this club has done a major overhaul here. I think it’s fair for the haters and the lovers to kind of reset here, move forward and hold off judgment for at least the off season of next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 In giving JB the authority(buyouts, contracts, etc...) they are being wise. He has drafted them a nucleus which enables a sustainable winner. The missteps are temporary blips & mostly cosmetic. Glad the ownership can distinguish between the bleating media & haterz insignificant poison, with the lasting building blocks that JB has acquired. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linden17 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: In giving JB the authority(buyouts, contracts, etc...) they are being wise. He has drafted them a nucleus which enables a sustainable winner. The missteps are temporary blips & mostly cosmetic. Glad the ownership can distinguish between the bleating media & haterz insignificant poison, with the lasting building blocks that JB has acquired. Can u go into detail a bit on your last paragraph so people can understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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