Posts tagged with "Jim Benning"
3 NHL General Managers on the Hot Seat
August 8th, 2017 Building a successful, sustainable and consistent NHL team is no easy task. Firstly, there is the construction of the foundation. All great franchises are based upon a system of intelligent player acquisition and development. In today's NHL, drafting raw talent is critical to team success, as the continued improvement of...
Horvat Has Power in Canucks Contract Talk
July 20th, 2017 Jim Benning's busy offseason is nearly complete, but he has one major task left -- sign the Vancouver Canucks' best player. Bo Horvat enjoyed a breakout season during his third year in the League, potting 20 goals and 52 points. Both of those totals led the offensively inept Canucks. If it wasn't for the way he was used, Horvat could...
An Ode To Luca Sbisa
June 22nd, 2017 Oh, Luca Sbisa. You came via trade to Vancouver with so much hope. We were all ready to embrace a fresh, promising, young face on the blue line. Wait, we didn't get Sami Vatanen? How about Hampus Lindholm? Instead of trading Ryan Kesler for a prime rib dinner, Jim Benning traded for the NHL's version of a Hungry Man meal...
Vancouver Canucks 2017 NHL Draft Primer
June 21st, 2017 Jim Benning was hired on as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks, largely based on his astute scouting ability. That quality is more important than ever, with the rebuilding Canucks in need of some draft day home runs. After 28th and 29th place finishes in back-to-back years, the draft is becoming an important spectacle in...
Canucks Re-Sign Erik Gudbranson
June 15th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks announced on Thursday that they have signed a one-year contract extension with defenceman Erik Gudbranson. The deal is reportedly worth $3.5 million. https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/875460125271531520 Injury Impacted First Year Gudbranson is coming off a tumultuous first season with the Canucks in which he...
Canucks' Gudbranson & Sbisa Conundrum
June 6th, 2017 If you're the Canucks, what do you do with two sluggish defencemen who don't score, give up a lot of chances, and make a combined $7 million per season? Ideally, you trade them for any assets possible and usher in younger players or players on short-term deals. That would be ideal for a rebuilding Canucks team because it doesn't look...