2017/2018 Management Discussion | NEW MOD WARNING IN OP AS OF 5/20/18

[Kassattack]

LOL



This management is beyond comedy. Other teams won't negotiate with Jim in good faith because they know the guy is such a simpleton that he could accept a lowball offer.

 

[timw33]

I love how his hair gets darker with age. Someone on twitter called him a modern day Fred Flinstone.

 

[boringasheck]

 

[y2kcanucks]

Krug is a very good defenseman, don't get me wrong, but he's also 27. Not the age of player we should be targeting.

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

goddammit who dyes Jim Benning's hair, his goth GF? guy looks like a vampire trapped in a middle management job

 

[clunk]

All of these derp moments from Jim leading up to draft day have me very worried something catastrophic is going to happen. Please be wrong.... Or catastrophic enough to get this FO fired.

 

[rypper]

If he trades our 7th for a 27 year old defender... jesus.

 

[Cancuks]

goddammit who dyes Jim Benning's hair, his goth GF? guy looks like a vampire trapped in a middle management job

I think he's going for the John Travolta look.

 

[Melvin]

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Is... Is this for real? Who is Evan Morinovsky?

 

[Hansen]

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f***ing kill me

 

[Seattle Totems]

I think he's going for the John Travolta look.

Benning already has a Scientology level of commitment from the Canucks owners. May as well have the jet black hair too.

 

[Peter10]

Back to the Tanev/Toronto talk in regards to Gilman...

I think it was Botch on TSN1040 last week or so when he was asked if Gilman would make it easier to get a deal with Toronto and he said flat out no. The argument was that they know each other would make it easier but Botch denied it and knowing that he is rather close with Gilman I can figure where this is coming from. Looks like to me the bridges between Linden/Benning and Gilman are burned (could have guessed after all these hints on the wednesdays) so actually Gilman being hired makes it less likely to see a Tanev to Toronto trade eventhough he likes Tan-man. Just appears one side doesnt want to deal with the other.

 

[BROCK HUGHES]

I love how his hair gets darker with age. Someone on twitter called him a modern day Fred Flinstone.

I think his eye brows get darker also..

 

[Jay Cee]

Maybe he got bit.

 

[timw33]

Ah yes, just need to get 4 NHLers per year and in......6 years we'll have a full team!

Very reasonable expectations, Jim.

 

[Peter10]

Ah yes, just need to get 4 NHLers per year and in......6 years we'll have a full team!

Very reasonable expectations, Jim.

Well so far he got 4 (in 4 years) who are still with the team, two have them have combined for a grand total of 6 games. Though there were othere who already have played a lot of NHL, neither of them is with the organization anymore at this stage nor have have the returns brought any positive impact (Clendenning, Guddy)

 

[timw33]

Well so far he got 4 (in 4 years) who are still with the team, two have them have combined for a grand total of 6 games. Though there were othere who already have played a lot of NHL, neither of them is with the organization anymore at this stage nor have have the returns brought any positive impact (Clendenning, Guddy)

So he's already 10 players behind his own expectations, sweet.

 

[Shattered Dreams]

One of these things is not like the other...

 

[I in the Eye]

So he's already 10 players shy behind his own expectations, sweet.

I think he means going forward... the last 4 years don't count. This is the new, experienced Jim Benning. You can tell by his hair. Clean slate... pressing the Reset button... starting from scratch. Rebuild the Retool. Drafting 4 NHL players per draft sounds like a great plan, and a good, fresh start. Having them play on the team, or trading them for picks to keep the circle of life going sounds great... much better than trading them for age gap shit that makes the circle of life die. Go Jimbo... round 2.

 

[Canucks LB]

Benning said he is opening to use his cap to get picks.

Using cap to trade for cap dump players:

Benning: We've got some cap-space & we can use that in a trade. We're going over all our options - I don't know if we'll be able to add a pick but we're trying. #Canucks

Linden: Of course we would look at taking bad money for assets. Absolutely. But it's less realistic because Vegas solved that problem for a lot of teams last year. #Canucks

 

[Canucks LB]

Linden: It's gotta be the right fit, the right piece. It's hard... It's not just X player is worth this because that's what I think. I've heard people talk about creating a market for players which is ridiculous. That's impossible to do. There's a set market. #Canucks

 

[Nuckles]

Yes, he actually said this. This regime is a never-ending terrible quote machine.

How are people this f***ing stupid employed to run a $800 $700 million franchise.

 

[geebaan]

Linden: It's gotta be the right fit, the right piece. It's hard... It's not just X player is worth this because that's what I think. I've heard people talk about creating a market for players which is ridiculous. That's impossible to do. There's a set market. #Canucks

This is the biggest bunch of shit I've ever heard.

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

Yes, he actually said this. This regime is a never-ending terrible quote machine.

How are people this ****ing stupid employed to run a $800 $700 million franchise.

It's an insult that gets tossed around by talk radio-listening chuds on this forum, but this is actual NHL 18 thinking. Like the computer sets the market and that's it.

Did anyone ask him a follow up to this? I would love to know whos responsible for setting this market. We need to get to this mysterious NHL trade market impresario and compromise his shit if we're ever getting rid of some of these contracts.

 

[Wo Yorfat]

I guess it's a way of absolving themselves from terrible trades.