M2Beezy
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- May 25, 2014
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So despite another embarrassing season for the Canucks where there was no tank and spent to the cap and tried to be competitive, a CBC announcer said this:
This despite 7 years of absolute brutal and embarrassing results from the Jim Benning management team. Canucks fans at HFBoards are pretty fed up and our numbers have shrunk and shrunk, just like in the bigger Canuck community as this team is brutally run from top to bottom. As with teams in all bad positions they get good picks and we have some great young players that were selected correctly, but unfortunately they have been insulated by some of the worst and most expensive supporting crew anyone could find. Only ones to come off the following garbage list this summer is Sutter Baertchi and Spooner
$6 million Eriksson
$4.375 million Sutter
$3.5 million Ferland
$3 million Beagle
$3 million Roussell
$2.5 million Virtanen
$2.5 million Baertchi
$1 million Spooner
There are still a few Benning supporters among us Canucks fans but they generally wont go into our sub forum as their arguments are eaten alive, but here on the main boards they appear more and praise Benning left right and centre, which is really embarrassing for Canucks fans so Im sure some of them may appear here.
Seems like Canucks players are potentially fed up with this as well:
Courtesy of the @IslandBeast :
2014
- picking Virtanen 6th, a meathead with a busted up shoulder over Ehlers/Nylander
- Kesler deal which lead to Bonino )who we used to overpay for Sutter), Sbisa who we gave a crippling contract to and 24th overall(McCann) (who we then used for Gudbranson). That Kesler trade created multiple disasters. Literally would of been better off just terminating Kes's contract and letting him go for free. Like actually..
-traded a 2nd for Vey lol
2015
- Bonino + 2nd rd pick + Clendenning(got for Forsling who still plays) for Sutter and a 3rd. Sutter crippling contract ensued.
- Baertschi for 2nd
- Sbisa 3x$3.6million + Sutter 5x$4.375 million
-Willie D as coach
2016
- McCann + 2nd + 4th for Gudbranson + 5th
- Juolevi pick over Tkachuk
- The holy grail. Sir Loui Eriksson, signed 6 x 6. This ****in guy is still on our roster
- Two straight drafts without a 2nd round pick at the beginning of a very important transitioning stage for the franchise
2017
- I'll never forget the Gagner signing, my personal most underrated "wtf" moment. Just such an unnecessary signing for too much term and too much money. We didn't need the player nor the contract. 3 years x 3.15 mil
- Delzotto almost the same feeling but got 1 less year on his deal at least. 2 years x 3 mil for a 6/7 d-man
- Gudbranson extension 1 year x 3.5. So you have one more year to realize he's a #6 d-man.
- Picked Pettersson at 5, though most have recognized was his scouts and he wanted Glass
2017 might of been Benning's least destructive year but the damage had already been done
2018
-Roussel 4yrs x 3 mil
- Beagle 4yrs x 3 mil
- Schaller 2yrs x 1.9mil .... like wtf, why?
- Gudbranson big extension after finding out he's a #6 d-man 3yrs x 4 mil
- Baertschi extension 3 yrs x 3.3 mil
Hughes falls into Jim's lap at the 2018 draft so all is forgotten and the casuals remain pleased
2019
- Ferland 4 yrs x 3.5 mil. Signing a player with concussion history to come in and play heavy. Goes well with Virtanen and his bunged up shoulder I guess? Benning likes his damaged goods.
-On a serious note, hoping nothing but the best for Ferland as someone who has suffered PCS for approx 7 years myself I hope it goes away for him asap. No fun. I could easily see this one coming, judging his recovery timelines etc etc I've been there done that.
- Myers 5 yrs x 6 mil Too soon? Alright well let's revisit in like a year
2020
Thankfully Benning has mainly run out of assets to give away and has no money left to spend but he still did his worst
Madden + 2nd for Toffoli for 10 games...............................
Resigned Jake
Holtby 2yrs x 4.4 mil
0 first round picks
0 second round picks
Ran out of time to sign Toffoli
Let Tanev go
ZERO PICKS IN THE TOP 80
Benning has publically been trying to remain competitive, get to the playoffs each year, create a safe work environment and acquire youth. He has done none of this all while spending 3/4 of a BILLION dollars and recording the worst record in the NHL during his tenure. We have acquired some youth simply by finishing last and taking high rated prospects. We are at where we are now in terms of youth simply because time has passed
We are doing worse than teams who are publically not trying to win games, not remain competitive, not get to the playoffs and are spending as little money as possible. That is the definition of how and why someone should be fired...you're doing worse than teams that are trying to do worse than you
More crap from the earlier years 2014-2017.
3rd for Pedan
Forsling for Clendenning
4th + Pedan(3rd) for Pouliot
5th + Kassian for Prust(2.5mil)
Jensen + 6th for Etem.
5th for Larsen
Canucks use to be a good and therefore hated team. But we are beyond irrelevant now, so what do you think of the Benning regime in Vancity?
This despite 7 years of absolute brutal and embarrassing results from the Jim Benning management team. Canucks fans at HFBoards are pretty fed up and our numbers have shrunk and shrunk, just like in the bigger Canuck community as this team is brutally run from top to bottom. As with teams in all bad positions they get good picks and we have some great young players that were selected correctly, but unfortunately they have been insulated by some of the worst and most expensive supporting crew anyone could find. Only ones to come off the following garbage list this summer is Sutter Baertchi and Spooner
$6 million Eriksson
$4.375 million Sutter
$3.5 million Ferland
$3 million Beagle
$3 million Roussell
$2.5 million Virtanen
$2.5 million Baertchi
$1 million Spooner
There are still a few Benning supporters among us Canucks fans but they generally wont go into our sub forum as their arguments are eaten alive, but here on the main boards they appear more and praise Benning left right and centre, which is really embarrassing for Canucks fans so Im sure some of them may appear here.
Seems like Canucks players are potentially fed up with this as well:
Courtesy of the @IslandBeast :
2014
- picking Virtanen 6th, a meathead with a busted up shoulder over Ehlers/Nylander
- Kesler deal which lead to Bonino )who we used to overpay for Sutter), Sbisa who we gave a crippling contract to and 24th overall(McCann) (who we then used for Gudbranson). That Kesler trade created multiple disasters. Literally would of been better off just terminating Kes's contract and letting him go for free. Like actually..
-traded a 2nd for Vey lol
2015
- Bonino + 2nd rd pick + Clendenning(got for Forsling who still plays) for Sutter and a 3rd. Sutter crippling contract ensued.
- Baertschi for 2nd
- Sbisa 3x$3.6million + Sutter 5x$4.375 million
-Willie D as coach
2016
- McCann + 2nd + 4th for Gudbranson + 5th
- Juolevi pick over Tkachuk
- The holy grail. Sir Loui Eriksson, signed 6 x 6. This ****in guy is still on our roster
- Two straight drafts without a 2nd round pick at the beginning of a very important transitioning stage for the franchise
2017
- I'll never forget the Gagner signing, my personal most underrated "wtf" moment. Just such an unnecessary signing for too much term and too much money. We didn't need the player nor the contract. 3 years x 3.15 mil
- Delzotto almost the same feeling but got 1 less year on his deal at least. 2 years x 3 mil for a 6/7 d-man
- Gudbranson extension 1 year x 3.5. So you have one more year to realize he's a #6 d-man.
- Picked Pettersson at 5, though most have recognized was his scouts and he wanted Glass
2017 might of been Benning's least destructive year but the damage had already been done
2018
-Roussel 4yrs x 3 mil
- Beagle 4yrs x 3 mil
- Schaller 2yrs x 1.9mil .... like wtf, why?
- Gudbranson big extension after finding out he's a #6 d-man 3yrs x 4 mil
- Baertschi extension 3 yrs x 3.3 mil
Hughes falls into Jim's lap at the 2018 draft so all is forgotten and the casuals remain pleased
2019
- Ferland 4 yrs x 3.5 mil. Signing a player with concussion history to come in and play heavy. Goes well with Virtanen and his bunged up shoulder I guess? Benning likes his damaged goods.
-On a serious note, hoping nothing but the best for Ferland as someone who has suffered PCS for approx 7 years myself I hope it goes away for him asap. No fun. I could easily see this one coming, judging his recovery timelines etc etc I've been there done that.
- Myers 5 yrs x 6 mil Too soon? Alright well let's revisit in like a year
2020
Thankfully Benning has mainly run out of assets to give away and has no money left to spend but he still did his worst
Madden + 2nd for Toffoli for 10 games...............................
Resigned Jake
Holtby 2yrs x 4.4 mil
0 first round picks
0 second round picks
Ran out of time to sign Toffoli
Let Tanev go
ZERO PICKS IN THE TOP 80
Benning has publically been trying to remain competitive, get to the playoffs each year, create a safe work environment and acquire youth. He has done none of this all while spending 3/4 of a BILLION dollars and recording the worst record in the NHL during his tenure. We have acquired some youth simply by finishing last and taking high rated prospects. We are at where we are now in terms of youth simply because time has passed
We are doing worse than teams who are publically not trying to win games, not remain competitive, not get to the playoffs and are spending as little money as possible. That is the definition of how and why someone should be fired...you're doing worse than teams that are trying to do worse than you
More crap from the earlier years 2014-2017.
3rd for Pedan
Forsling for Clendenning
4th + Pedan(3rd) for Pouliot
5th + Kassian for Prust(2.5mil)
Jensen + 6th for Etem.
5th for Larsen
Canucks use to be a good and therefore hated team. But we are beyond irrelevant now, so what do you think of the Benning regime in Vancity?
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