Confirmed with Link: Benning to Vancouver John Furguson Jr to Boston

[Kirk- NEHJ]

Classic

Kirk..any idea if this would make a deal between the Canucks and Bruins easy or prove difficult??

Neither. It's not a zero-sum game, and he'll be likely sensitive about not doing anything that would enrage Canucks fans with a perception of favoritism so early in his tenure.

But Benning's knowledge of the Boston org. would certainly make him perhaps more willing to work on a deal to completion.

I'm not sure going back after Edler makes a ton of sense with Seidenberg due to return unless something/someone else gives. I could see it with Edler forming part of the Boston top-six rotation with Seidenberg out of action at trade deadline time, but now? Not something that would excite me all that much and carries a lot of risk.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Benning is an *important* piece of Chairelli's FO. It's gonna be a huge loss for the Bruins*.

DUDE! Good to see you here!

Seems like it's been a while. Missed ya!

 

[mikelvl]

Of all the pictures that TSN had to use for this story they pick one with Benning and Caron.

I'm guess that picking Jordan Caron in the first round is not on Benning's resume.

I'm pretty sure that it was Wayne Smith's fingerprints all over the lousy drafts, not Bennings. That's why he was canned and replaced with Keith Gretzky.

 

[GordonHowe]

Neither. It's not a zero-sum game, and he'll be likely sensitive about not doing anything that would enrage Canucks fans with a perception of favoritism so early in his tenure.

But Benning's knowledge of the Boston org. would certainly make him perhaps more willing to work on a deal to completion.

I'm not sure going back after Edler makes a ton of sense with Seidenberg due to return unless something/someone else gives. I could see it with Edler forming part of the Boston top-six rotation with Seidenberg out of action at trade deadline time, but now? Not something that would excite me all that much and carries a lot of risk.

Then, what would you do, Kirk? Assuming DS is back, with AM a question & young D? Are you okay with simply bringing a presumably healthy Dennis back, and where do you see Adam?

 

[CrowSettere]

It's official now (I think)

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=720223&navid=DL|VAN|home

From their website, once again, Best of luck, Mr. Benning!

 

[Kirk- NEHJ]

Then, what would you do, Kirk? Assuming DS is back, with AM a question & young D? Are you okay with simply bringing a presumably healthy Dennis back, and where do you see Adam?

Not really interested in playing armchair GM on HFBoards. When moves happen I'll weigh in at that point.

 

[KuralySnipes]

Who replaces Benning?

 

[Latrappe]

Wouldn't know, but obviously, he's been a part of building a winner. I wish him well.

I wish *him* well, but it would be a drag to lose Don Sweeney as well. Always appreciated him as a player, and believe he's got GM goods.

Like Sweeney too but that's what happen when you are successful organisation. People want a piece of your receipe. If the Bruins end up losing both, they will have to use their FO "depth" . That said, Chiarelli has an important summer in front of him. It's gonna be interesting to see what he will do about his roster.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

I'll be worried when someone goes after Geoff Ward

 

[Over the volcano]

He taking Cassidy with him?

Dare to dream.

 

[ODAAT]

Neither. It's not a zero-sum game, and he'll be likely sensitive about not doing anything that would enrage Canucks fans with a perception of favoritism so early in his tenure.

But Benning's knowledge of the Boston org. would certainly make him perhaps more willing to work on a deal to completion.

I'm not sure going back after Edler makes a ton of sense with Seidenberg due to return unless something/someone else gives. I could see it with Edler forming part of the Boston top-six rotation with Seidenberg out of action at trade deadline time, but now? Not something that would excite me all that much and carries a lot of risk.

Thanks Kirk, I am with you on the Edler situation as well, made some sense this year with Seids out but....

and I really have no Canuck I was thinking about for a potential target for the B`s, I was just curious how this kind of a move, for any organization, affects dealing with a team who has hired a former employee so thanks again

 

[remer]

Hopefully Chia finds a good fit for an assistant GM. Maybe Ray Shero joins the group if he is not picked up by another team.

I hope Chia decides to release Ward and find a Power play specialist. Though they did well during the regular season, the PP failed us once again in the playoffs.

 

[mikelvl]

Hopefully Chia finds a good fit for an assistant GM. Maybe Ray Shero joins the group if he is not picked up by another team.

I hope Chia decides to release Ward and find a Power play specialist. Though they did well during the regular season, the PP failed us once again in the playoffs.

I hear 'Oatsie' is available.

 

[qc]

Hopefully Chia finds a good fit for an assistant GM. Maybe Ray Shero joins the group if he is not picked up by another team.

I hope Chia decides to release Ward and find a Power play specialist. Though they did well during the regular season, the PP failed us once again in the playoffs.

Our PP% was 26.5 in the playoffs, which was about 5% higher than our regular season %. In my opinion, our PK was a much bigger disappointment in the playoffs (fell by about 5%).

A sub-80 kill percentage is unacceptable in the playoffs, especially for a team like ours. Granted, Kelly and Seids weren't out there and Z was injured in the second series.

 

[chizzler]

Who replaces Benning?

Gorton. Gordon to Providence.

 

[ODAAT]

Just asking, have no clue, any idea if Bourque (Ray, not Chris )has ever expressed any interest in getting back into the game in some capacity??

 

[chizzler]

Just asking, have no clue, any idea if Bourque (Ray, not Chris )has ever expressed any interest in getting back into the game in some capacity??

He's got a good life outside of hockey, why go back to hockey? I think I read somewhere that he has no interest in any position.

 

[ODAAT]

He's got a good life outside of hockey, why go back to hockey? I think I read somewhere that he has no interest in any position.

Wasn`t suggesting anything with the B`s, and I know he`s created a great gig for himself outside of the game, was just curious if anyone in the area ever heard rumblings of him being in any way interested in getting back into the game.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

Wasn`t suggesting anything with the B`s, and I know he`s created a great gig for himself outside of the game, was just curious if anyone in the area ever heard rumblings of him being in any way interested in getting back into the game.

Don't think it suits him. Neely was a natural for coaching/front office and it took him a decade after he hung them up to take the President's job Bourque isn't I think he'll stay in whatever role he is in forever.

 

[Kate08]

I hear 'Oatsie' is available.

I think you're being sarcastic, but I would be a-ok with this.

 

[mikelvl]

I think you're being sarcastic, but I would be a-ok with this.

I wouldn't mind either. Just felt like saying 'Oatsie'

 

[mikelvl]

Tony Gallagher is a tool

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/h...ucks+trying+emulate+Boston/9864457/story.html

At first I thought that this was just an article on what Jim Benning may be bringing to Vancouver, but then I remembered that Tony Gallagher is the Shaughnessy of the Pacific NW. What a d-bag. Still bitter after three years??

Then it would help if you are able to get your owner elected chairman of the Board of Governors and perhaps even get him on the committee which determines the compensation of the commissioner.

Then it might, repeat might, be helpful if you can have a player on your team whose father is way up the ladder in the decision-making process of the league. And then you need to recognize as a team that the officials can only call so many penalties against one team on most nights, and given the way you play you’re going to need outstanding goaltending and an excellent penalty kill.

Then you are going to play tough, take those first two, maybe even three calls, but then once that happens, you’ll be able to walk around punching people in the face or sticking them any time you feel like it and nothing will be called, at least until you get a couple of power-play chances of your own.

 

[Kirk- NEHJ]

That whole "Old Man Recchi" thing he did in the SCF was buffoonery of the highest order & blew up in his face.

 

[carolinacanuck]

it's only when i accidentally click on a gallagher link that i realize that no, he actually hasn't retired yet.

he's the rick reilly of vancouver sports media.

actually, no he's not because that would imply that he was sorta good at some point.

 

[BostonBob]

I think at this point even most die-hard Canuck fans realize Tony " The Walking Dead " Gallagher is nothing more than a blowhard buffoon.