Pro Tank thread IV - It do not matter, team got badder, crowd got quieter, losses came faster!

[valkynax]

Who's available in the market right now that is a viable replacement for Benning and Co?

I'd take a cardboard cutout for Yzerman over Benning.

It doesn't even have to be a GOOD cutout.

 

[MadaCanuckle]

Lombardi...? Gilman as AGM as capologist as he was under Gillis...and there are always candidates at the end of the season. Just not Bergevin.

Gilman as President
Brisebois as GM

 

[tantalum]

Who's available in the market right now that is a viable replacement for Benning and Co?

There are about 30 choices in this picture alone...

Seriously, well I am serious a potato would be better, but I don't think you have to look very far to find someone who is going to be more competent.

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

Room for one more on the tank train?

I was hopeful for this season, was missing the playoffs passionately and with the multiple draft lotteries leaving me broken and jaded I decided not to tank this year, but after watching Dahlin I've embraced the tank ( going 2 for 12 certainly helps ) so here I am, I'm yours to do with how you please

 

[elwin316]

Room for one more on the tank train?

I was hopeful for this season, was missing the playoffs passionately and with the multiple draft lotteries leaving me broken and jaded I decided not to tank this year, but after watching Dahlin I've embraced the tank ( going 2 for 12 certainly helps ) so here I am, I'm yours to do with how you please

Basically the same feelings for me too. This morning was the first time I ran the draft simulator for this year...

 

[valkynax]

Room for one more on the tank train?

I was hopeful for this season, was missing the playoffs passionately and with the multiple draft lotteries leaving me broken and jaded I decided not to tank this year, but after watching Dahlin I've embraced the tank ( going 2 for 12 certainly helps ) so here I am, I'm yours to do with how you please

Welcome aboard

 

[infinitemile]

Something clearly needs to be done, the morons that chanted fire gillis got their wish.

We need to organize something to get this inept management team fired, our media is clearly not getting the job done this has to come from the fan base.

"FI-RE BEN-NING" chants? Or "WE WANT GILMAN" chants? I don't think social media is gonna get anything done, there are so many stupid comments all the time on IG and Twitter. Aquilini will respond to arena chants when he sees the low attendance.

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Uh oh not encouraging vote of confidence for Benning in Lindens state of the union adress..

Basically dodged the question about contract extensions.

Linden says they are focused on 2nd half of season and trade deadline and will evauluate Benning after..

 

[timw33]

No vote of confidence from Linden. Writing is on the wall here. Shame that Linden will likely make it through this by playing his last card of firing the GM.

 

[CanaFan]

Uh oh not encouraging vote of confidence for Benning in Lindens state of the union adress..

Basically dodged the question about contract extensions.

Linden says they are focused on 2nd half of season and trade deadline and will evauluate Benning after..

Honestly I don’t think anyone here is overly surprised, save one person perhaps.

 

[infinitemile]

Uh oh not encouraging vote of confidence for Benning in Lindens state of the union adress..

Basically dodged the question about contract extensions.

Linden says they are focused on 2nd half of season and trade deadline and will evauluate Benning after..

anyone have a recording of the interview?

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

anyone have a recording of the interview?

650 am will podcast it

 

[xtra]

Only problem is that linden might survive

 

[Wo Yorfat]

anyone have a recording of the interview?

No audio, but I did find some video reaction :

 

[Nuckles]

Yeah, it's sadly looking like Linden will somehow make it through all this unscathed. Keep in mind that he was the one who hired Benning, and he's going to be around to hire the next guy as well. It's going to be hard to find another person as bad as Benning, but I don't have much faith in him hiring someone who is decent.

 

[JuniorNelson]

I don't think Linden has much of a voice. He isn't a super smart guy. The best he could do to cash in was modeling eyeglasses. Does that sound like a guy that can argue down a billionaire?

Linden's job was to be the public face, do interviews and peddle the product. He undermined himself right away and has to find tame journalists to talk to. His other responsibilities were impacted by his tenure as President of the Player's Union. He was a poor choice and never grew into the position. He should step down.

Vigneault might be available this Summer. If he was Coach and GM it wouldn't matter who plays President.

 

[Wo Yorfat]

Update time!
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The Canucks play Jan 14th, then are off until the 20th. It's certainly plausible that the 20th will be Horvat's return. W that being the premise, how do they fare?
Apparently now that's looking optimistic w them shooting for month's end-ish
Without Horvat:

4-2 L vs Phi
3-2 L @ Cal
5-1 L @ Wpg
14 games to go. I'll say 4-8-2.

7-1 L vs Nash
4-3 otW vs SJ
6-1 L vs Cal
7-5 L vs Mtl
5-4 otL @ SJ
3-1 L vs Stl
5-2 W vs Chi
4-3 L vs LA
5-0 L vs Ana
@ TO
@ Mtl
@ Wash
@ Clb
@ Min

@EDM
@ Wpg
vs LA
vs Buf

4.5 GAA since Bo went down.

 

[Zombotron]

If, during the off-season, you had told me the Canucks would hang on just long enough to see Daniel's 1,000th point celebrated in a hard-fought win, and then jape the Maple Leafs on national television before initiating an irreversible downward slide starting the very next game, I would have laughed and told you that was perfect.

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

im sensing the loss for the sens
early but wings are pressuring and the sens are us

 

[Seatoo]

If I was able to choose the next regime and assuming brisbois was NOT available, it’d be Gilman as GM and Ferraro as AGM

 

[Pavel96]

If I was able to choose the next regime and assuming brisbois was NOT available, it’d be Gilman as GM and Ferraro as AGM

Can we give Weisbrod's job to Tony Ghallagher while we are at it? I am all in with that group.

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

can u imagine if they fire JB but keep Weisbrod as a intern? that would be hilarious

 

[clunk]

Linden needs to go. He is the real problem, imo. Benning is bad, yes, but Linden is the one with the ultimately final say. Both of them are just as much at fault, Linden potentially more because he hired Benning.

Why would you keep around the very same guy who hired the worst GM you've ever had?

 

[clunk]

can u imagine if they fire JB but keep Weisbrod as a intern? that would be hilarious

All the Owskis are belong to us.

 

[VanJack]

No vote of confidence from Linden. Writing is on the wall here. Shame that Linden will likely make it through this by playing his last card of firing the GM.

Canucks are nine points out of the wildcard race and facing a seven-game road-trip.....entirely possible they'll officially be a dead-team skating by the time they get back. And normally the positive in all of this is that there's no reason to hold back when it comes to the trade deadline....the problem is that based on Linden's comments, Benning might be a 'dead GM' talking. So how can a 'lame-duck' GM hope to manage trades and prepare for the draft?....I can't help but conclude that if the Aquaman ran the rest of his businesses this way, he'd be in bankruptcy court by now.