Confirmed with Link: Jim Benning and Travis Green Meet with Media at 9:30am on SN 650 (OP summarizes Pg. 1)

[canuckfan75]

I will try and update as we go along for those that are working

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[TruGr1t]

Benning is making his pitch to hang around. Not even remotely surprisingly, he just mentioned Pettersson, Boeser, and Hughes because that's all he's got.

 

[Hemty]

Jesus Christ, few minutes in and the injury excuse is all over the place, holy ****.

 

[RebuildinVan]

Jesus Christ, few minutes in and the injury excuse is all over the place, holy ****.

First sentence actually

 

[y2kcanucks]

Wow

Benning saying that teams that win do so with 26-35 year olds. This idiot doesn't have a clue. Look at Chicago. Their core was young when they won. Look at Tampa. Their core is very young.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Blaming injuries and a lack of depth again as the excuse for why the team sucked. Every f***ing year with these idiots.

 

[Vancouver_2010]

Sigh, same excuse every year. Just fire him already. Green can stay for a bit, but not for long.

 

[Hemty]

Am i hearing them right? Basically blaming the players for not developing?

 

[BROCK HUGHES]

Blaming injuries and a lack of depth again as the excuse for why the team sucked. Every ****ing year with these idiots.

I have been saying this all along,this is what he was going to say..

 

[TruGr1t]

Haha, these guys have no clue what's going on in Utica. A bunch of reporters ask what's wrong with the Comets and Benning was like: "Well, I talked to Trent [Cull] a couple weeks ago and I think we were on the same page?"

Also the dumbest answer ever to "Why do you believe the team is so injury prone?"

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning: Coming into All-Star Break, we were excited that we were a healthy team. From there we had some injuries, losing our top 2 d-men hurt for a period of time. We got to continue to add to the depth of our group and something we're going to look to do this summer.

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning: From Game 60-80 teams start to dial in for playoffs, it gets harder to score. I talked to some of our young guys yesterday and they gained a lot of experience from that and having gone through that - I think they're going to be better going forward.

 

[canuckfan75]

Green: As a group we have to improve in a lot of places. Bo/Brock/Petey that have had solid years. Adding Pearson was a big plus for our group - was nice to see chemistry with Bo. But when you're a team that doesn't make playoffs - you're going to look to make improvements

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning on his status: I have a good relationship with ownership group. We talk weekly - they understand our plan and where we're at. They've been very supportive of both Travis & Me and the direction we're going. I expect they are going to continue with that.

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning: We have a lot of people in place & behind the scenes. But its another thing we're going to talk about and review at the end of the year and if we feel like we can add someone to our group that is going to make us better we're going to look at it

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning: I have 1 more year left on my contract. Would like to get it extended if it works out.

*** side note he did sign a 3 year deal this was the first next year is the 2nd. 3rd is a club option. so technically he is entering his last guaranteed year

 

[yvrtojfk]

Benning on his status: I have a good relationship with ownership group. We talk weekly - they understand our plan and where we're at. They've been very supportive of both Travis & Me and the direction we're going. I expect they are going to continue with that.

Welp.

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning: It's a big step going from JR to AHL - we have a plan for each of our young players. It varied - Lind played a month then missed 2 months & it can be a struggle to get back. Everyone develops on their own path - some can step right into the NHL, others take time.

 

[Addison Rae]

Same shit, different year.

What a pathetic organization, enjoy status quo you f***img monkeys

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning cont'd: We're going to continue to work with these guys. We really like some of them still as prospects and think they will be NHL players but they need to keep developing.

 

[canwincup]

Every year end press conference sounds the exact same, we’re stuck in a terrible loop. God help us

 

[vanuck]

Some of the most generic answers you'll ever hear. Injuries the excuse again. What else is new Benning?

 

[Samzilla]

I particularly liked when Benning said he liked what Cull's doing in Utica. Status quo all around! No need for improvement in any of our front offices!

Sigh.

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning cont'd: We're going to continue to work with these guys. We really like some of them still as prospects and think they will be NHL players but they need to keep developing.

 

[canuckfan75]

Benning: It would be nice to add another top-6 player to help us in scoring department. Getting Pearson - we're excited about that. We want to look at our defense, if we can make upgrades there we'd like to do that.