The Management Thread | White Hole Edition

[Ita]

This is a cursed franchise. Unforutenly I am a fan of this team and I have checked out of hockey since Benning took over.

MacFarland or Tulsky would be a great choice as the new GM. Too bad we will be sticking with Benning.

 

[I am toxic]

 

[polloqpiu]

At this point it's not even debatable that benning and FA are not smart people and are bad at their job (hockey speaking). Why are you guys surprised FA made a bad decision and writes stupid posts on twitter? Its basically what he's been doing for the last 8 years.

 

[Fatass]

This is a cursed franchise. Unforutenly I am a fan of this team and I have checked out of hockey since Benning took over.

MacFarland or Tulsky would be a great choice as the new GM. Too bad we will be sticking with Benning.

But Benning will deliver a Cup! A smelly athletic supporter, but still a Cup.

 

[iceburg]

Take heart, I believe the pain is almost over. In 12 weeks both Sutter and Baertschi contracts will end. Spooner will be off the books. After next year only Myers and Ferland will remain as the longer term bad deals. Looks like Ferland will likely retire or at least stay on LTIR (that said, wish him well. For his sake I hope he fully recovers).
One bad contract on the books (overpayment of $2M-$3M for Myers) is not going to make or break the competitiveness of the team. The absolute necessity is to make sure JB and co don't mess it all up in the meantime. A lot of future damage can be done between May and Sept 2021.

21/22 22/23 23/24
Myers Myers Myers
Ferland Ferland
Eriksson
Roussel
Beagle
Luongo

 

[Fatass]

Take heart, I believe the pain is almost over. In 12 weeks both Sutter and Baertschi contracts will end. Spooner will be off the books. After next year only Myers and Ferland will remain as the longer term bad deals. Looks like Ferland will likely retire or at least stay on LTIR (that said, wish him well. For his sake I hope he fully recovers).
One bad contract on the books (overpayment of $2M-$3M for Myers) is not going to make or break the competitiveness of the team. The absolute necessity is to make sure JB and co don't mess it all up in the meantime. A lot of future damage can be done between May and Sept 2021.

21/22 22/23 23/24
Myers Myers Myers
Ferland Ferland
Eriksson
Roussel
Beagle
Luongo

When’s Benning/Brod’s contract up?

 

[iceburg]

When’s Benning/Brod’s contract up?

3 year extension last year right?

 

[Fatass]

3 year extension last year right?

Seriously? Ugh.

 

[RandV]

Take heart, I believe the pain is almost over. In 12 weeks both Sutter and Baertschi contracts will end. Spooner will be off the books. After next year only Myers and Ferland will remain as the longer term bad deals. Looks like Ferland will likely retire or at least stay on LTIR (that said, wish him well. For his sake I hope he fully recovers).
One bad contract on the books (overpayment of $2M-$3M for Myers) is not going to make or break the competitiveness of the team. The absolute necessity is to make sure JB and co don't mess it all up in the meantime. A lot of future damage can be done between May and Sept 2021.

21/22 22/23 23/24
Myers Myers Myers
Ferland Ferland
Eriksson
Roussel
Beagle
Luongo

I said this back in like 2015, as long as Benning is running the team the Canucks are going to max out as a bubble playoff team at best. And that only happens because of a long string of lotto picks.

The list you post here is a good reason for optimism only if someone else is running the team.

 

[RandV]

Seriously? Ugh.

Didn't his last contract have some sort of option in the final two years? I could be wrong but I feel like it could be ended after this season.

 

[Josepho]

It was an option after this season.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Take heart, I believe the pain is almost over. In 12 weeks both Sutter and Baertschi contracts will end. Spooner will be off the books. After next year only Myers and Ferland will remain as the longer term bad deals. Looks like Ferland will likely retire or at least stay on LTIR (that said, wish him well. For his sake I hope he fully recovers).
One bad contract on the books (overpayment of $2M-$3M for Myers) is not going to make or break the competitiveness of the team. The absolute necessity is to make sure JB and co don't mess it all up in the meantime. A lot of future damage can be done between May and Sept 2021.

21/22 22/23 23/24
Myers Myers Myers
Ferland Ferland
Eriksson
Roussel
Beagle
Luongo

Oh yes, I'm totally sure that this offseason is the one when Benning's going to stop doing something he's done literally every offseason.

 

[tradervik]

Oh yes, I'm totally sure that this offseason is the one when Benning's going to stop doing something he's done literally every offseason.

Did he sign any overpriced FAs this past off-season? Hard to see him doing anything next off-season until he extends Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko. If the Aquilinis are really in a cash crunch, they won't be writing any cheques to pay for buyouts either.

 

[I am toxic]

Did he sign any overpriced FAs this past off-season? Hard to see him doing anything next off-season until he extends Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko. If the Aquilinis are really in a cash crunch, they won't be writing any cheques to pay for buyouts either.

 

[Hansen]

Did he sign any overpriced FAs this past off-season? Hard to see him doing anything next off-season until he extends Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko. If the Aquilinis are really in a cash crunch, they won't be writing any cheques to pay for buyouts either.

He certainly didnt! No overpriced plugs like Toffoli, or Tanev, or Markstrom, or Leivo, or Stecher

 

[tyhee]

How the team is still only at "contemplating" GM change at this point is beyond my narrow understanding.

How this team hasn't made a GM change has been beyond the narrow understanding of many of us for several seasons now.

 

[iceburg]

Oh yes, I'm totally sure that this offseason is the one when Benning's going to stop doing something he's done literally every offseason.

That’s kinda the point. He either has to have handcuffs put on or removed from his position.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

That’s kinda the point. He either has to have handcuffs put on or removed from his position.

If he needs handcuffs he shouldn't be here.

 

[hookshott]

Did he sign any overpriced FAs this past off-season? Hard to see him doing anything next off-season until he extends Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko. If the Aquilinis are really in a cash crunch, they won't be writing any cheques to pay for buyouts either.

Yes he did Schmidt 5.95m for 5 years. After that he had no cap space left!

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Did he sign any overpriced FAs this past off-season?

 

[Didalee Hed]

Did he sign any overpriced FAs this past off-season? Hard to see him doing anything next off-season until he extends Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko. If the Aquilinis are really in a cash crunch, they won't be writing any cheques to pay for buyouts either.

Benning and fiscal responsibility probably looks like that time Michael Scott swore off comedy at work and lasted like 15 seconds.

 

[iceburg]

If he needs handcuffs he shouldn't be here.

Sure but that’s not my call...

 

[Jack Burton]

Did he sign any overpriced FAs this past off-season? Hard to see him doing anything next off-season until he extends Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko. If the Aquilinis are really in a cash crunch, they won't be writing any cheques to pay for buyouts either.

Well the Holtby contract was pretty stupid and he was trying really hard to trade picks and prospects for a declining defenceman that packs a 8.5m x 7 year contract.
Hard to see him do anything till next offseason??? Benning and co sill have a TDL coming so who knows what their up to and the damage that can be done.

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

Benning is similar to Michael Buble in predicting the Seasons of the Year.

How do you know it's Free Agent Day; because Benning comes out his cave like this:

 

[Dab]

Bieksa going public as a Aquilini supporter. His comments over the last 48 hours have shown support for ownership