Posts About "Jim Benning"
Canucks Prospect Kole Lind One-on-One
March 7th, 2018 Last week, the Vancouver Canucks signed Kole Lind to a three-year, entry-level contract. The last year of Lind's hockey career has been quite spectacular, ranging from his draft to his contract signing and everything that fell in between. I had the honor of speaking with the 19-year-old Saskatchewan product and got to ask him about...
Canucks 2018 Trade Deadline Wrap Up
February 27th, 2018 It was a slower-than-expected deadline day for the Vancouver Canucks. The team laid rather dormant, making just two trades. Out are winger Thomas Vanek and minor leaguer Philip Holm, and in are Tyler Motte, Jussi Jokinen, and Brandon Leipsic. Though moves were made, it seems as though Jim Benning could have done more to build for the...
Canucks Under 25 Core: Keep, Cut or Bubble?
February 18th, 2018 To win a Stanley Cup in today’s NHL requires a dynamic core of elite young players. In order to forecast an organization’s future, it is important to examine the franchise’s key players under the age of 25. The young talent in-house is a good place to start when determining where the team is trending. Go ahead and look back in...
Trading Erik Gudbranson: 3 Potential Suitors
February 13th, 2018 Like Patrick Maroon in Edmonton, the Vancouver Canucks are working to re-sign Erik Gudbranson. Failing that, the burly blueliner — and pending unrestricted free agent — will almost certainly be traded by the Feb. 26 deadline. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, Gudbranson is a mountain of a man who just turned 26 years old in...3 Deadline Deals the Canucks Should Make
February 9th, 2018 With the trade deadline just over two weeks away, the Vancouver Canucks once again appear to be gearing up to be "sellers." After "winning" last year's deadline by successfully grabbing a pair of highly-touted prospects in Nikolay Goldobin and Jonathan Dahlen, GM Jim Benning has a few more unrestricted free agents to dangle this...
Sedins Are Making Their Case
January 30th, 2018 If you're a Vancouver Canucks fan, or even a hockey fan, you know who Henrik and Daniel Sedin are. What you don't know is whether or not this will be the twins' last season as Canucks -- or even NHL players. Talks of the Sedins' future have been a very, very hot topic throughout the course of the 2017-18 season and the twins have...
