aqua59 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) How much actual power does JB have right now. All moves would need approval. If I was ownership at this point I wouldn't let Jim Benning make a trade. As stated on 650 this morning no single trade fixes this mess. Forget any player movement at this point. If Jim Benning is a puppet then ownership must start realizing they better let a pro run their franchise as apposed to Francesco running through JB. It's a failure if true. That said I think there is family accountability and Aqualini wouldn't be acting alone, without family input. None the less the focus is on ownership as much as management and coaching. The brand has suffered a black eye seen by the rest of the league. The Vancouver brand is a laughing stock right now. I wouldn't let Jim Benning trade a kids school lunch at this point. Thoughts? Edited November 23, 2021 by aqua59 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis Hip Check Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Ive always thought that if you cant trust your gm to make a trade than you might as well fire him now. So if they truly dont trust him then its time to get rid of benning and green, i would prefer to just fire green for now though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aqua59 Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, Hamhuis Hip Check said: Ive always thought that if you cant trust your gm to make a trade than you might as well fire him now. So if they truly dont trust him then its time to get rid of benning and green, i would prefer to just fire green for now though. I'm just wondering if they're in the midst of lining some one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, aqua59 said: I'm just wondering if they're in the midst of lining some one up. Doubt it, if that was the case they would have fired Jim already and just have Smyle do the everyday GM stuff in the interim. Doesn't take a genius to call players up or send one down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 20 minutes ago, aqua59 said: If I was ownership at this point I wouldn't let Jim Benning make a trade. Inb4 the trades were made by aqua himself xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, Coconuts said: I think it's broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Just now, kanucks25 said: I think it's broken. Then it's perfect for the Canucks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 You don't hire someone for a job at that level and then tell them not to do their job while you look for someone else. Either JB is the GM with all the rights and responsibilities associated with that position or he is relieved of his job and it's someone else's. There's no in-between. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VegasCanuck Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 48 minutes ago, aqua59 said: How much actual power does JB have right now. All moves would need approval. If I was ownership at this point I wouldn't let Jim Benning make a trade. As stated on 650 this morning no single trade fixes this mess. Forget any player movement at this point. If Jim Benning is a puppet then ownership must start realizing they better let a pro run their franchise as apposed to Francesco running through JB. It's a failure if true. That said I think there is family accountability and Aqualini wouldn't be acting alone, without family input. None the less the focus is on ownership as much as management and coaching. The brand has suffered a black eye seen by the rest of the league. The Vancouver brand is a laughing stock right now. I wouldn't let Jim Benning trade a kids school lunch at this point. Thoughts? This is kind of a silly question. If they didn't still have trust in Benning, he would already be gone. I'm also not sure about the whole "One trade doesn't fix this". We're not far away, this is about balancing, not wholesale rip apart and start again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: I think it's broken. It just needs more time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 1 minute ago, VegasCanuck said: This is kind of a silly question. If they didn't still have trust in Benning, he would already be gone. I'm also not sure about the whole "One trade doesn't fix this". We're not far away, this is about balancing, not wholesale rip apart and start again. All the deadweight has been already been removed from the club. We’re already pretty much at the cap ceiling. No room to add anyone without unloading someone (which just removes one hole by creating another). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: All the deadweight has been already been removed from the club not yet it hasn't. E.P is currently dead weight Bo is almost dead weight, only thing keeping him out of that category is his face off skills Brock is currently deadweight Pearson is currently deadweight in 7 out of 10 games The penalty kill is a huge deadweight The power play is almost always deadweight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawkdrummer Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Here's a better question, Can Aquaman hire a descent GM or President and still make all the decisions? Answer is the best hockey people will not take the job. Linden left because his autonomy was taken away. Aquaman runs this team and Benning is just a puppet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: All the deadweight has been already been removed from the club. We’re already pretty much at the cap ceiling. No room to add anyone without unloading someone (which just removes one hole by creating another). You are correct, we need to trade from positions of strength. We're strong at Right Wing. We have Boeser, Hoglander, Garland and Podkolzin, all capable of playing top 9 minutes on the right side. Trade Boeser to address other weaknesses in the team. This doesn't create another hole, just balances weaknesses from strength. We still have Klimovich coming in a year or two to further bolster our strength on the right wing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: It just needs more time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Strawbone Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Probably. Ownership seems delusional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Day by day by day by day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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