Rumor: Benning: Canucks are going to be aggressive in the trade front

[Canucks LB]

Speculation has it that Nate Schmidt is Available.
And Potentially our 1st round Draft pick (Currently 9th Overall) - Just Rumours Tho

Jim Mentioned about 5 times during the Press conference they are going to be Aggressive in the Trade and Free Agent Market. They are looking for Fast, skilled players and create a "scoring third line" (Mentioned that twice as well).

Canucks Needs - Multiple Bottom 6 Forwards With Speed / Skill | 3rd Line Center (with Speed or Skill) | Top 4 D-man.
Next Season Canucks will be Adding a Podkolzin + Rathbone on the back end
(Rathbone had a huge first impression since being called up late in the year).

Potential Lineup -

Forwards
Miller - EP40 - Boeser
Pearson- Horvat - Hoglander
??? - ??? - Podkolzin
Motte - Tyler Graovac - Highmore
(Some Names still roughly around, Beagle, Roussel, Eriksson)

Defense
Quinn Hughes - Hamonic (Rumoured to Re-Sign - Had a solid second half)
??? | Nate Schmidt
Jack Rathbone | Tyler Myers

What do you think Guys?
Who you all Targeting?
Who would you trade the 1st rounder for if they did go that route?

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[TheBeastCoast]

That should all be absolutely f***ing terrifying for Canuck fans lol

 

[Cowumbus]

Strome as a 3C option?

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Canucks Needs - Multiple Bottom 6 Forwards With Speed / Skill | 3rd Line Center (with Speed or Skill) | Top 4 D-man.

Paul Byron is your man!

 

[CupInSIX]

No doubt. He already aggressively re-signed Pearson to an aggressive contract.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Wouldn’t trust Benning one bit

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Fabbri and Washington's 1st for Eriksson and Vancouver's 1st.

I'm honestly just throwing shit at the wall. No matter how ridiculous it may be, anything is possible with Benning lol.

 

[Hasbro]

That should all be absolutely f***ing terrifying for Canuck fans lol

It's like giving a chimp a machine gun.

 

[Canucks LB]

That should all be absolutely f***ing terrifying for Canuck fans lol

It absolutely is lmao
That being said, If some miracle it gets done right, I can see us back in the playoffs next year, It's not completely out of line.
This year was ridiculous.

 

[belair]

This is the wrong way to build a contender.

 

[Canucks LB]

This is the wrong way to build a contender.

Sure is, But Jim trying to save his Job, And he knows a big year next year, He gets another extension

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Tyler Bertuzzi?

 

[Leafs1991]

Kerfoot for a 1st haha

 

[Canucks LB]

Kerfoot for a 1st haha

He said a third Liner with Speed and Skill

 

[Menzinger]

This can't be good....

Gives off big Brian Burke energy from when he joined the Leafs back in the mid 00s

 

[CupInSIX]

It's usually a good strategy to broadcast to other GMs you're desperate and will aggressively pursue top 9 forwards and a top 4 dman , right?

 

[Goulet17]

Don't worry, Benning has got this.

 

[Artanis]

Should try and sign Dzingle in FA. Fast, and has skill.

 

[oceanchild]

In a desperate Attempt to appease the fan base, the less the adequate GM telegraphs his desired move to his counterparts. This in turn diminishes some leverage he may have, as if he is unable to make a move in the early going, other GMs will know he is under pressure to make something happen to appease the fan base. This is text book idiocy IMO.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Whomever Jim trades with is going to be very happy.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

This is the wrong way to build a contender.

This is why I laugh at Detroit fans who piss and moan about re-signing Blashill and want to go after UFA's and trade targets.

 

[Cowumbus]

He said a third Liner with Speed and Skill

Eric Robinson from the CBJ? Has the speed and decent skill. Seems to get a breakaway every game. If he could find a way to score half of them he’d probably have 20 goals.

 

[IranCondraAffair]

Called it.

Time for every GM with a pulse to start trying to dump declining players on the Canucks as Jim Benning tries to save himself from downing at the expense of the organization.

 

[Canucks LB]

Jim is not the worst traded, especially not recently.
The problem with jim is everything else (Minus drafting).

The JT Miller Trade was Fantastic
And the Tyler Toffoli trade was the right target, and if they Resigned the guy, it would have been a massive steal.
Of course they did not, so it turned into a terrible trade, That's the way it goes.

I think long gone are the days of Gudbranson Trades.

 

[Canucks LB]

Eric Robinson from the CBJ? Has the speed and decent skill. Seems to get a breakaway every game. If he could find a way to score half of them he’d probably have 20 goals.

That's an interesting name actually, whats the cost?