Seriously?

Either Jim is the GM or he isn't.
- 1970vintage

You think being GM gives him Carte Blanche

Silly boy

Makita rules with an iron fist.👍
- Reubenkincade

I heard he wears long white gloves while driving.

At this stage in his career Horvat shouldn't need insulating, what he needs is another centre/offensive line to help.
I don't think many teams are giving away top 6 centres, which is why Petterson and the 2019 draft is so important for this franchise too get another top centre.
If Gaudette has a good camp he will be on the team, so far, I see 3 centres making this team, Horvat, Sutter and Beagle.
- Reubenkincade

We won’t have a 1st tounder in 2019. It’s going as a part of the trade for Karlsson. Benning said so.

You think being GM gives him Carte Blanche

Silly boy
- VANTEL

It gives everyone a place to point a finger when sh!t goes bad.

Yeah, i want entertaining hockey too, i just dont see how having the best 4th line in the league accomplishes that. Injecting talent that pushes marginal players down instead of injecting marginal players pushing slightly less marginal players up sounds like a better solution to me.
- 1970vintage

It is called keeping the puck out of your own net. It is also scoring more goals from your bottom 6 .

That is entertaining hockey

It gives everyone a place to point a finger when sh!t goes bad.
- thundachunk

Exactly . Whatever is wrong with the Canucks all points back to Benning . Golden Boy Trevor (the Teflon Kid ) walks away squeaky clean

We won’t have a 1st tounder in 2019. It’s going as a part of the trade for Karlsson. Benning said so.
- thundachunk

I forgot about that...we are doomed.

Exactly . Whatever is wrong with the Canucks all points back to Benning . Golden Boy Trevor (the Teflon Kid ) walks away squeaky clean
- VANTEL

It ultimately goes back to FA.

final say.

I heard he wears long white gloves while driving.
- hillbillydeluxe

Black fishnet full arm stockings

Because trevor said no and Benning had to convince aquaman to sign off on it.
- Pres.cup

Trevor was useless , glad he is gone

I heard he wears long white gloves while driving.
- hillbillydeluxe

And he can drive, the man is awesome.😍

Black fishnet full arm stockings


- Pres.cup

I'm afraid to go any further.

It is called keeping the puck out of your own net. It is also scoring more goals from your bottom 6 .

That is entertaining hockey
- VANTEL

Dude, boeser isn't even exciting let along goals from the 4th line.

You think being GM gives him Carte Blanche

Silly boy
- VANTEL

So Jim is not responsible for any of the players acquired, or traded away, during his tenure. Got it!

Vantel is Benning... it's the only possible thing that makes sense with his constant apologetic behavior.
- Pres.cup

Fried Taters um mmmm

Trevor was useless , glad he is gone
- VANTEL

Trevor was a scapegoat and figurehead to buy time. Benning takes the heat for his own poor contract decisions, and I like Benning but he's made some bad ones.

I'm afraid to go any further.
- hillbillydeluxe

Lol.... don't tell me what type of silk shirt he prefers

He wears driving gloves, manly as hell.

So Jim is not responsible for any of the players acquired, or traded away, during his tenure. Got it!
- 1970vintage

I heard Trevor come out on the radio and say straight out Jim can not make a trade without it being rubber stamped by him or Aquilini.

Fried Taters um mmmm
- VANTEL

Racist

It is called keeping the puck out of your own net. It is also scoring more goals from your bottom 6 .

That is entertaining hockey
- VANTEL

That is rediculous. It was called the dead puck era because Lemaire demonstrated that teams lacking talent could be competitive by keeping the puck out of their own net. That was not entertaining hockey.

You have lofty expectations for the bottom of the roster, I hope you're right. I don't think you will be, but that's why they play the games.

I heard Trevor come out on the radio and say straight out Jim can not make a trade without it being rubber stamped by him or Aquilini.
- VANTEL

Exactly, Jim is simply a figure head, he doesn't actually do anything. Linden is the reason this team has all these great prospects, and awesome 3rd and 4th liners

I heard Trevor come out on the radio and say straight out Jim can not make a trade without it being rubber stamped by him or Aquilini.
- VANTEL

Yes.... so they said 'ok Jimbo, are you sure that's what you want to do? '
And Jimboner replied 'I'll stake my reputation on it that Eriksson will make us a playoff team'
Aquaman states 'why jimbo, that is the kind of enthusiasm I like, go play the man.'

That's why it's Jimboners contact.

Exactly, Jim is simply a figure head, he doesn't actually do anything. Linden is the reason this team has all these great prospects, and awesome 3rd and 4th liners
- 1970vintage

Hey man, don't do vantel like that, he's drafted well.

unless he is so far ahead of others, I'd want him to go to Utica and play a bigger role there. Develop.

TG isn't going to be playing him 10 minutes a night until Gaudette earns his trust.

There is ready to play and then there is ready to play 5 minutes a game and look like you belong.

In a way I'm glad we have some vets in front of these prospects because I don't want to rush them into the lineup.

and guess I will be calling for guys to be given a shot at the start of the season.

save me from myself.
- hillbillydeluxe

Why would a prospect (Gaudette) have to be "so far ahead" of other players? Wouldn't he only need to be better? If Gaudette outplays Granlund (or Gagner, or whoever) for the 4th C roll how much better does he need to be?

Outbidding other teams for the best of a bad bunch is never a prudent strategy. There will always be players needing a job opportunity. I'm not saying teams should never pay a premium, but trying to be competitive by over spending has never worked out.
- 1970vintage

Players needing a job. Chaput, Skille, Megna. Cheap. Those guys combined haven't scored what LE has. They cost half as much even. That's your cheap strategy at work.