Post-Game Talk: Isles def. Canucks - 6-2 (Horvat x2)

[Sedinery]

Lets hope the whole team does not cheat the game like Miller





… then our odds for Bedard will go way up

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

I want him benched just to see how much he freaks out and whines to the press...


How does where he lived make any difference?

On it's own....maybe it doesn't matter too much but the guy was always late for practices and would always be the first one out of the arena after games and practices. Torts wanted nothing to do with a Canadian franchise but was happy just to get a job.

 

[Hit the post]

Lets hope the whole team does not cheat the game like Miller





… then our odds for Bedard will go way up

Triple shift Stillman!

 

[Aphid Attraction]

I want him benched just to see how much he freaks out and whines to the press...


How does where he lived make any difference?

when a coach is like… I will live in an area that creates an obstacle to going to morning skates and practices. is it not obvious to question his dedication to the team he coaches?

Even if its optics for players…

Is coach here for the morning skate? No he is at home…

 

[geebaan]

Let’s see Miller actually play like he talks about how he plays tonight

 

[rypper]

They had to install a Murphy bed in Torts office so that he could be around more.

I remember the intro to Willie Desjardins video and how he stumbled upon it, and the hilarious look on his face.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

They had to install a Murphy bed in Torts office so that he could be around more.

I remember the intro to Willie Desjardins video and how he stumbled upon it, and the hilarious look on his face.

0:58 mark. His face is indeed priceless.

 

[rypper]

0:58 mark. His face is indeed priceless.

There it is lol.

Man, even ol Jimbo looks youthful and healthy in that clip.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

There it is lol.

Man, even ol Jimbo looks youthful and healthy in that clip.

Hard to believe that was a time of excitement. It felt like all the stars had aligned for us at long last. Linden came in as President. Jim Benning was hyped as the hottest candidate to be a good new GM with a drafting pedigree. And Willie Desjardins was the most sought after new head coaching candidate. That we landed both Benning and Desjardins (and there were indeed other suitors) felt like maybe - just maybe - at long last, things were looking up for the franchise.

But of course, Canuck Luck being what it is...we know how all that ended up.

 

[racerjoe]

Hard to believe that was a time of excitement. It felt like all the stars had aligned for us at long last. Linden came in as President. Jim Benning was hyped as the hottest candidate to be a good new GM with a drafting pedigree. And Willie Desjardins was the most sought after new head coaching candidate. That we landed both Benning and Desjardins (and there were indeed other suitors) felt like maybe - just maybe - at long last, things were looking up for the franchise.

But of course, Canuck Luck being what it is...we know how all that ended up.

It shows how true this is that I was a huge Gillis fan and didn't want him fired, and I was excited at the time with how everything was starting to unfold...

 

[EpochLink]

Hard to believe that was a time of excitement. It felt like all the stars had aligned for us at long last. Linden came in as President. Jim Benning was hyped as the hottest candidate to be a good new GM with a drafting pedigree. And Willie Desjardins was the most sought after new head coaching candidate. That we landed both Benning and Desjardins (and there were indeed other suitors) felt like maybe - just maybe - at long last, things were looking up for the franchise.

But of course, Canuck Luck being what it is...we know how all that ended up.

Desjardins turned out to be a disastrous NHL head coach, he was in way over his head and now is back in the junior ranks. Jim Benning, well that resume is written in mud as he was another fraudulent Boston hack who road the coat tails of others.

Linden left to do his personal businesses, he's been fine since.

 

[racerjoe]

Desjardins turned out to be a disastrous NHL head coach, he was in way over his head and now is back in the junior ranks. Jim Benning, well that resume is written in mud as he was another fraudulent Boston hack who road the coat tails of others.

Linden left to do his personal businesses, he's been fine since.

Linden wasn't good, but he was open to learning and I would have liked to see him in a different time when he had the chance to learn and grow into the position.

 

[4Twenty]

Hard to believe that was a time of excitement. It felt like all the stars had aligned for us at long last. Linden came in as President. Jim Benning was hyped as the hottest candidate to be a good new GM with a drafting pedigree. And Willie Desjardins was the most sought after new head coaching candidate. That we landed both Benning and Desjardins (and there were indeed other suitors) felt like maybe - just maybe - at long last, things were looking up for the franchise.

But of course, Canuck Luck being what it is...we know how all that ended up.

Hopefully it educated people. GM’s who are known for drafting, more than likely suck at actually generally managing an entire professional hockey operation.

I know I wasn’t that excited at the time. Didn’t think the previous guy deserved to go but I did understand why they moved on.

 

[VanJack]

Canucks haven't had a decent GM in the executive booth since the Burke-Nonis regime left town. Gillis was basically a 'caretaker' GM who inherited all the key pieces and rode the roster to its heights in the 2008-11 period.

After that it was all downhill with the hiring of Linden and Benning, and then Benning alone for eight lost seasons. The jury is still out on Allvin-Rutherford, but early returns aren't encouraging.

I suppose we shouldn't be surprised at the Canucks mediocrity in the executive booth. It starts and ends with the owner. From all reports he's meddled from the beginning, including hiring Torts and then Linden. And was backing Benning almost until the bitter end. Then to add to insult to injury, after 'cleaning house' he said he regretted not acting sooner. Really?

You'd like to think that Rutherford laid the law down before he agreed to come here--with complete autonomy to call all the shots. But then the Miller extension really makes you wonder.

 

[mathonwy]

This.

Tortorella gave one of the most mailed in peformances I’ve ever seen from a Canuck. If he came in and behaved the way and cared the way he did everywhere else he has coached, he may have lasted more than one season. The guy didn’t even move to Vancouver, and didn’t attend some of the team’s practices because of it.

He definitely gave FAQ the bare minimum effort.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Hard to believe that was a time of excitement. It felt like all the stars had aligned for us at long last. Linden came in as President. Jim Benning was hyped as the hottest candidate to be a good new GM with a drafting pedigree. And Willie Desjardins was the most sought after new head coaching candidate. That we landed both Benning and Desjardins (and there were indeed other suitors) felt like maybe - just maybe - at long last, things were looking up for the franchise.

But of course, Canuck Luck being what it is...we know how all that ended up.

There were some of us sounding alarm bells about the Jim Benning hire. Some Bruins fans were ridiculed as being trolls.

It was like Deja vu with the Rutherford hire with Pens fans stating similar obvs about a clueless dinosaur.

 

[wonton15]

Sorokin is going to shut us out hard.

 

[canuckking1]

Sorokin is going to shut us out hard.

Canucks against any team that knows how to clog the neutral zone

 

[Hit the post]

Desjardins turned out to be a disastrous NHL head coach, he was in way over his head and now is back in the junior ranks. Jim Benning, well that resume is written in mud as he was another fraudulent Boston hack who road the coat tails of others.

Linden left to do his personal businesses, he's been fine since.

What's John Weisbrod been up to lately? GM of a MLB team?

 

[Grantham]

Honestly I'm so sick of talking about Miller, Myers, OEL, (mis)management etc. I hate the way they are playing but it gets me down man

Sooooooo...Really love the Hughes & Bear pairing. Just so smooth in moving the puck. They have been outstanding all over the ice. Hughes is looking really good defensively again like he was last yer. Now if the other two pairing can stop getting caved in, and just try to be even, that would be nice.

Really so cool to see Petey happy and excited again. He is such a complete player. He will win a Selke trophy one day. Just keeps getting better. Would be such good news to see him locked up on a long term contract.

Good game against a very strong team. Lets gooooooo!

 

[Bgav]

5-1 Isles

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

I'm still all in on the Canucks getting the best chance possible to have a chance at drafting Bedard, so let's lose boys!

Go Canucks Go!

 

[credulous]

I want him benched just to see how much he freaks out and whines to the press...


How does where he lived make any difference?

he let his assistants run practices because the commute from point roberts to downtown took too long. the canucks even investigated practicing out in tsawassen when he was here because it was an easier commute for him

 

[Hit the post]

Desjardins turned out to be a disastrous NHL head coach, he was in way over his head and now is back in the junior ranks. Jim Benning, well that resume is written in mud as he was another fraudulent Boston hack who road the coat tails of others.

Linden left to do his personal businesses, he's been fine since.

Now we know why it took him so long to get a gig as a head coach in the NHL.

Willie................................Rookie head coach
Jim Benning..................Rookie GM
Trevor Linden...............Rookie President
Wormtongue...............Veteran Executive Mentor of the three amigos.

What could go wrong?

But back to the game.....

 

[Chairman Maouth]