Posts About "Jim Benning"
Canucks’ GM Jim Benning’s Biggest Signings and Trades
June 4th, 2020 It’s been six years since the Vancouver Canucks hired Jim Benning as the team’s general manager. The former scout-turned-GM has attempted to help the team transition through a rebuild. Benning has made great moves but quite a few questionable trades and signings as well. Ryan Kesler Trade The Ryan Kesler trade was the first...
Canucks Trade Partners for Thatcher Demko
April 22nd, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks will eventually have to make a decision on whether to re-sign starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom or let him walk into unrestricted free agency (UFA). That decision will have a huge impact on the future of rookie backup Thatcher Demko. If Markstrom is retained on a long-term deal, that means Demko is destined to be...
Vancouver Canucks at the 2020 NHL Awards
April 21st, 2020 Whether or not the 2019-20 season resumes, it is likely the NHL will hold its yearly award ceremony. At the 2018-19 NHL awards, the Canucks had one player nominated, and he won as well. Elias Pettersson became the first Canuck to win the Calder Memorial Trophy since Pavel Bure did in 1991-92. Pettersson was the second player to do so in...
Canucks' Free Agents: Who Stays & Who Goes
March 29th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks will have a lot of decisions to make this offseason when they start looking at their roster for 2020-21. In total, they have six unrestricted free agents (UFAs) and five restricted free agents (RFAs) to deal with. To make matters worse, many of them are high-profile players that will command a significant salary...
Which NHL Coaches and Gms Could Be on the Hot Seat in 2019-20?
September 24th, 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock acknowledged on the first day of training camp his seat could be a little warmer this season. After a 2017-18 campaign that saw no coaching changes during the regular-season schedule — a first since...
Canucks Seek to Bounce Back in Season of Redemption
September 18th, 2019 Brock Boeser scored 26 goals last season — good enough for third on the Vancouver Canucks behind Elias Pettersson's 28 and Bo Horvat's 27 — a solid number considering he was injured for 13 games. He could have surpassed the 30-goal mark had he remained healthy for the entirety of the season, but netting just under 30 goals in a...
Canucks Add Depth, Raise Expectations with New Players
September 13th, 2019 VANCOUVER — After spending a season with a rotating cast of wingers, Vancouver Canucks centre Bo Horvat is looking forward to a little consistency. "Last year, with injuries and stuff, playing with pretty much everybody and every combination you can th...
2019-20 Canucks Have the Makings of a Contender
September 2nd, 2019 The direction of the Vancouver Canucks over the past few years has been ambiguous and at times extremely frustrating for fans. It became apparent a few seasons ago that the management team in Vancouver would not fully commit to a rebuild and would instead opt to retool on the fly. However, I have to be honest - the 2019-20 Canucks squad...
Canucks' 3 Areas of Improvement for the 2019-20 Season
August 29th, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks — although the team did better than most people expected — simply fell a little short last season. They were almost there, and the team’s first 60 games were competitive. However, during the last 20 games, the team slipped out of the playoffs. As the season wound down, the lack of depth was apparent and, when...
Canucks Benning Finalizes Preparations for the 2019-20 Season
August 23rd, 2019 This week, general manager (GM) Jim Benning received a three-year extension from the Vancouver Canucks. I agree with the organization's management that Benning has done a good job. However, the timing of his extension took some fans by surprise. Should the Canucks have waited until after the 2019-20 season to see how his team did before...
Canucks Jim Benning Signs 3-Year Extension
August 20th, 2019 VANCOUER, B.C. — The Vancouver Canucks are sticking with Jim Benning as their general manager. The club announced Tuesday that the 56-year-old has signed a three-year extension, keeping him with the team through the 2022-23 season. Benning ha...
Canucks' Micheal Ferland: What Should Fans Know?
July 14th, 2019 The rumors that the Vancouver Canucks were interested in Micheal Ferland began just prior to last season’s trade deadline. On Jan. 22, Darren Dreger, speaking on TSN 1040, broke the news that Canucks general manager Jim Benning wanted to add Ferland either by trade or free agency. At the time, Dreger noted that perhaps free agency was...
Canucks Seeking Help on Defense in Draft & Free Agency
June 6th, 2019 Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has a lot of balls in the air these days. There's the upcoming NHL draft — which his team just happens to be hosting — plenty of meetings, and preparations for the opening of free agency July 1. W...
