Vancouver Canucks fire Willie Desjardins

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[TruGr1t]

Should have fired Benning/Linden.

 

[ijuka]

Smart move.

 

[stuffradio]

Should have fired Benning/Linden.

I agree, but they could still be fired too. I highly doubt it though. I hope we don't hire Lindy Ruff.

 

[D0ctorCool]

Predictable, and stupid. This is all on Benning and Linden.

 

[ScottishCanuck]

Seems like a decent guy but totally clueless behind the bench and stubborn beyond belief. Good luck to him but good riddance.

 

[Laterade]

get rid of Weisbrod while you're at it. He actually does nothing for this franchise. I'll give Lindenning 1 more year before they get kicked to the curb.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Don't know about Benning, but they will never part ways with Linden.

 

[stuffradio]

Seems like a decent guy but totally clueless behind the bench and stubborn beyond belief. Good luck to him but good riddance.

If we're to believe Bob McKenzie (I think?) it shouldn't be long before he's re-hired. Remember one of the insiders said teams kept calling asking about Desjardins status.

 

[polarbearcub]

Great person but he's simply in way over his head. He wasn't able to adjust in the Calgary series and never learned from that.

Kept doing the same thing .. no creativity in his coaching. Putting players in positions to fail

Him putting a fringe ahl player in chaput with the sedins for 15 games was absolutely moronic. As soon as he sucked it up and put goldobin they produced again

 

[Kerricthebig]

I honestly think Willie did the best that could have been done as far as winning the most games he could with the roster he was provided. While many Nuck fans were probably unhappy with his deployment and systems, he was doing everything in his power to follow the mandate from management which was to make the playoffs.

Benning, etc. should be gone this summer as well.

 

[Mr Positive]

I got to think Lindy Ruff goes to Vancouver or Florida

 

[Kamiccolo]

So much for tanking next year then. I suspect Vancouver attempts a retool, wouldn't be surprised to see them move their pick.

 

[Dolemite]

The canucks have made two stupid moves in recent years 1) Hiring Mike Gillis as GM 2) Firing Desjardens today.

The man had nothing to work with and the team's current state is still the result of when Burke was GM.

Desjardens will be scooped up pretty quickly by a franchise that actually has depth to bottom.

 

[stuffradio]

Great person but he's simply in way over his head. He wasn't able to adjust in the Calgary series and never learned from that.

Kept doing the same thing .. no creativity in his coaching. Putting players in positions to fail

Him putting a fringe ahl player in chaput with the sedins for 15 games was absolutely moronic. As soon as he sucked it up and put goldobin they produced again

The year of 1-2-3-4 Willie was the best one, simply because we had vets like Richardson, Bieska, and players like Matthias playing over their heads.

 

[TruGr1t]

So much for tanking next year then. I suspect Vancouver attempts a retool, wouldn't be surprised to see them move their pick.

The probability of this is literally 0%.

 

[Amadeus]

Jim Benning is actually not a bad GM. The direction he received form Linden and ownership is what's wrong with the Canucks.

Should have traded the Sedin 2 seasons ago.

 

[Foppberg]

So he's actually a good coach?

 

[thepuckmonster]

This is the happiest day ever.

 

[stuffradio]

The canucks have made two stupid moves in recent years 1) Hiring Mike Gillis as GM 2) Firing Desjardens today.

The man had nothing to work with and the team's current state is still the result of when Burke was GM.

Desjardens will be scooped up pretty quickly by a franchise that actually has depth to bottom.

Firing Desjardins is far from a stupid move. It's a smart move. Hiring Mike Gillis wasn't stupid. What was stupid was how arrogant Mike Gillis acted when talking to the fans, and then he tried to go with the Boston model after 2011 instead of keeping with what our current identity was from 2006-12 that got us one game away from the cup.

 

[Paralyzer]

BUT...BUT...BUT...He won the Challenge last night against the Oilers on Offside! Unjust worthy I say!

 

[wreckless]

Firing Desjardins is far from a stupid move. It's a smart move. Hiring Mike Gillis wasn't stupid. What was stupid was how arrogant Mike Gillis acted when talking to the fans, and then he tried to go with the Boston model after 2011 instead of keeping with what our current identity was from 2006-12 that got us one game away from the cup.

lol.

Gillis was totally against changing towards the 'boston model'. he wanted to continue with what he created, high flying, hard forecheck. it was Ownership that demanded the change.. and Gillis said as much on the radio a week before he got fired.

Gillis was the best GM we've ever had, hands down. what a shame our terrible fan base booted him out..

 

[Breakers]

People thinking any coach could have done better with this trash roster.


Benning and Linden are to blame.

 

[thepuckmonster]

The canucks have made two stupid moves in recent years 1) Hiring Mike Gillis as GM 2) Firing Desjardens today.

The man had nothing to work with and the team's current state is still the result of when Burke was GM.

Desjardens will be scooped up pretty quickly by a franchise that actually has depth to bottom.

By all means, Arizona can feel more than welcome to pick up WD. He can call Domi a 4th line centre and ride Smith into the concrete.

 

[vanarchy]

His commitment to our veterans and his line deployment was mind boggling. Bo Horvat - 4th Liner. He's a great guy but he needed to go.