laddie Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, DeNiro said: Cue Canucks fans saying he wasn’t that good and that we had no place for him. Pathetic throw away of a promising young player. Where does he fit in our current lineup? Getting an “A” for effort doesn’t guarantee you a job in the NHL. Sure he was faster than last year but certainly not faster than Bailey, Lockwood and Podkolzin. This is the best league in the world and positions just aren’t handed out no matter how much you like the player. He seems like an incredible person, hard worker and has some upside so I hope he carves out a career in the NHL but we have been waiting to be in this position where it is difficult to make the team. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, Conscience said: Green/ Benning must really love a bottom 6 filled with megna like plugs instead some toughness and and scoring. How many years has Benning had to draft and develop home grown bottom 6 players? How many does he have to show for it? He just threw away two promising ones in one offseason. Tell me again how good Benning is at drafting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, ba;;isticsports said: "You know" when i here him talk like that i wish he'd say nothing instead, or at least prepare his speech better Jim Benning is hands down the worst media interview in the NHL. He is a very intelligent man but boy does he sound dumb and clueless in interviews. I guess it’s part of his prairie boy folksy charm to many. To me he just sounds like he has no clue what is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyHarry Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 This Sux, imo they tried hiding him and had him planned on going to Abby. Even before camp, they sign his brother-in law as a Abby goalie(remember). he did everything possible to make this team. His skating improved hugely. now i hope Bailey makes the team, hes big, tough and faster , but lacks the scoring puck luck skill the Gad has. anywho i miss Gad, so this sucks. Its a sad day. The scoring puck luck skill Gad has is hard to find. He goes to the net , puck goes in, its no fluke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordekai Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Stop your Jim benning hate this is all about green let’s make that clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, aGENT said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, DeNiro said: How many years has Benning had to draft and develop home grown bottom 6 players? How many does he have to show for it? He just threw away two promising ones in one offseason. Tell me again how good Benning is at drafting? Drafting is nothing without development. The list of ultimately wasted picks is very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, laddie said: Where does he fit in our current lineup? Getting an “A” for effort doesn’t guarantee you a job in the NHL. Sure he was faster than last year but certainly not faster than Bailey, Lockwood and Podkolzin. This is the best league in the world and positions just aren’t handed out no matter how much you like the player. He seems like an incredible person, hard worker and has some upside so I hope he carves out a career in the NHL but we have been waiting to be in this position where it is difficult to make the team. Just stop. The Benning excuses have gotten so tired. This guy has literally thrown away young talent before giving them a shot time and time again. But go ahead and tell me how good Dowling, DiGiuessepe, and Petan are, and how our bottom 6 as just too good to crack. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, mll said: They tried to trade him. Goal numbers aren't correct. Doesn't surprise me that they looked around first. I'm disappointed though, I was rooting for him. Maybe they'll waive him and we'll grab him back, he's no guarantee in San Jose. 6 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Wouldn't surprise me, but Drance is a weasel and I'm skeptical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Drop Em Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 minute ago, HockeyHarry said: This Sux, imo they tried hiding him and had him planned on going to Abby. Even before camp, they sign his brother-in law as a Abby goalie(remember). he did everything possible to make this team. His skating improved hugely. now i hope Bailey makes the team, hes big, tough and faster , but lacks the scoring puck luck skill the Gad has. anywho i miss Gad, so this sucks. Its a sad day. The scoring puck luck skill Gad has is hard to find. He goes to the net , puck goes in, its no fluke. Bailey is big and fast, but he's faaaaaaaaaaaaaar from tough. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, wallstreetamigo said: Drafting is nothing without development. The list of ultimately wasted picks is very long. And Gadjovich was developing exactly how they asked him to. He fixed his skating in one offseason. The guy was willing to work hard on his flaws. Yet we literally gave Virtanen a leash a mile long when he didn’t work at all. It’s clear Benning is in win now mode to save his job. I expect us to sacrifice much more young talent before he’s done. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, mordekai said: Stop your Jim benning hate this is all about green let’s make that clear Yip. Green, or should I say Hockey Ghandi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smithers joe Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2021 too many panties in a knot. too many fans want to be the coaches and make the decisions. 1 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CR7 Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2021 So let me get this correct. A guy who had a terrible first year in the AHL a mediocre second year, bounced back to have a good 19 games last season is ready for a full time roster spot. He's a decent prospect, but he is replaceable. No need for the mass panic, or maybe there is. I just don't think the guy is as good as the last 6 pages make him seem. Look how many people love big Mac, he can barely crack the line up... I just don't know how teams would operate if they used fan boards. It would make for some interesting teams for sure lol 1 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 San Jose was at the bottom of the standings last year so they were in the top 5 in picking first for any waiver claim. Gadjovich only got passed by a few teams. Several teams would have claimed him. This is terrible asset management by Benning. He must have been coerced by Green to do this. Where is @Dumb Nuck with his FIRE GREEN? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 minute ago, mordekai said: Stop your Jim benning hate this is all about green let’s make that clear We will never see a tough lineup with him at the helm Green don’t like fighting it’s obvious when he benches guys after fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, laddie said: Where does he fit in our current lineup? Getting an “A” for effort doesn’t guarantee you a job in the NHL. Sure he was faster than last year but certainly not faster than Bailey, Lockwood and Podkolzin. This is the best league in the world and positions just aren’t handed out no matter how much you like the player. He seems like an incredible person, hard worker and has some upside so I hope he carves out a career in the NHL but we have been waiting to be in this position where it is difficult to make the team. Speed doesn't win you games. Goalscoring does. I like Lockwood and Podkolzin, but goalscoring should take precedence. I remember a number of years ago we had both Tuomo Ruutu and Jack Skille on PTOs during the preseason. Ruutu put up points, while Skille brought energy. We kept Skille. He didn't really do anything for us. When goalscoring in your bottom 6 is a problem and you have a player on your team that has shown the ability to score goals and put up points, you don't get rid of him because he's not as fast as some other player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanP Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 16 minutes ago, RWJC said: For me, he was showing potential to eventually have some decent trade value. That’s I think bother me most about this…the asset management aspect. If there is no roster spot, that’s fine. But given another year in the A (again, yes he has to clear) and if he maintained the same progression, he could have become an trade chip if we couldn’t use him. Instead, another piece disappears for nothing. To make room for a PTO. A PTO who very likely could be waived once Sutter or Motte return. I hope I’m wrong but this seems like a wasted opportunity. You can’t have it both ways. He can’t play in AHL without clearing waivers. There was no trade interest (see Kuzma’s tweet above). He’s not there yet to crack NHL roster. What other options are there? Based on the history in the league, Chiason at present is a better option as he can play in different spots up and down the lineup. It sucks to lose Gadj, but it’s the reality of the CBA rules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laddie Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Just stop. The Benning excuses have gotten so tired. This guy has literally thrown away young talent before giving them a shot time and time again. But go ahead and tell me how good Dowling, DiGiuessepe, and Petan are, and how our bottom 6 as just too good to crack. Go ahead and throw Gadjovich on the Penalty kill then remind me why we have guys like Di Giuseppe on our team. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 43 minutes ago, RWJC said: Whether he played in the NHL this year isn’t so much an issue. He would have been a fan fave in Abby and a team leader. Stupid move. isn't that what they were trying to do? To send him down, he has to go through waivers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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