I agree TG has to go but I don’t agree with this inexperienced excuse. He’s been a hockey coach for ten years now with roughly 600 games coached (in total) between amateur and pro levels.

This is his forth year at the Canuck helm. Time for him to own this mess along with the guy who hired him.

The team owner also needs to own this because he assembled an inexperienced management group seven years ago to lead this team through a historically significant rebuild that would be difficult even for the most experienced management crew.

Let’s say the Canucks were a publicly traded company that needed to be restructured and you were a major investor/stock holder. Would you be happy with a totally unproven management team to protect your investment through a difficult transition?

I know I wouldn’t.
- bloatedmosquito

Donnie is right, as long as the Aquilini family owns the franchise I highly doubt they'll ever be success given their business model, ie: the Canucks are a family toy.

They came close once as the sole owner but that was a situation where they were handed a very talented group of players and then Gillis added to them, however, when Mike Gillis tried to convince them it was time to rebuild, they refused and fired him, therein lies the first problem they caused.

Following that they hired a rookie President who hired a rookie General Manager who fired a rookie coach all the while saying they could "turn this franchise around quickly".

The root of the problems lay at the feet of the Aquilini family!

Donnie is right, as long as the Aquilini family owns the franchise I highly doubt they'll ever be success given their business model, ie: the Canucks are a family toy.

They came close once as the sole owner but that was a situation where they were handed a very talented group of players and then Gillis added to them, however, when Mike Gillis tried to convince them it was time to rebuild, they refused and fired him, therein lies the first problem they caused.

Following that they hired a rookie President who hired a rookie General Manager who fired a rookie coach all the while saying they could "turn this franchise around quickly".

The root of the problems lay at the feet of the Aquilini family!
- Pacificgem

Truth 100%

Donnie is right, as long as the Aquilini family owns the franchise I highly doubt they'll ever be success given their business model, ie: the Canucks are a family toy.

They came close once as the sole owner but that was a situation where they were handed a very talented group of players and then Gillis added to them, however, when Mike Gillis tried to convince them it was time to rebuild, they refused and fired him, therein lies the first problem they caused.

Following that they hired a rookie President who hired a rookie General Manager who fired a rookie coach all the while saying they could "turn this franchise around quickly".

The root of the problems lay at the feet of the Aquilini family!
- Pacificgem

Yup.

I am looking forward to 4 p.m. today.

Donnie is right, as long as the Aquilini family owns the franchise I highly doubt they'll ever be success given their business model, ie: the Canucks are a family toy.

They came close once as the sole owner but that was a situation where they were handed a very talented group of players and then Gillis added to them, however, when Mike Gillis tried to convince them it was time to rebuild, they refused and fired him, therein lies the first problem they caused.

Following that they hired a rookie President who hired a rookie General Manager who fired a rookie coach all the while saying they could "turn this franchise around quickly".

The root of the problems lay at the feet of the Aquilini family!
- Pacificgem

Part of this is right . They can only do what the Aquilinis allow them to do.

They hired Trevor because the fans were crying louder and louder and they had to do something quickly . They brought in the most beloved Canuck ever to sweep the noise under the carpet.

Benning was sought at by a few teams looking to get a new GM and Travis was going to become a free agent and his name was on a few teams search list also.

Part of this is right . They can only do what the Aquilinis allow them to do.

They hired Trevor because the fans were crying louder and louder and they had to do something quickly . They brought in the most beloved Canuck ever to sweep the noise under the carpet.

Benning was sought at by a few teams looking to get a new GM and Travis was going to become a free agent and his name was on a few teams search list also.
- VANTEL

As soon as Gillis disagreed with the Aquilini's, fired, as soon as Linden disagreed with the Aquilini's, fired.

Jim Benning won't disagree with them because he's probably got his dream job, the problem is the two of them together are making a mess of the franchise. Benning's seven years have been the least successful of any point in their 51 year history, I assume because he's trying to do what the family is instructing him to do.

Donnie is right, as long as the Aquilini family owns the franchise I highly doubt they'll ever be success given their business model, ie: the Canucks are a family toy.

They came close once as the sole owner but that was a situation where they were handed a very talented group of players and then Gillis added to them, however, when Mike Gillis tried to convince them it was time to rebuild, they refused and fired him, therein lies the first problem they caused.

Following that they hired a rookie President who hired a rookie General Manager who fired a rookie coach all the while saying they could "turn this franchise around quickly".

The root of the problems lay at the feet of the Aquilini family!
- Pacificgem

I printed this post and framed it 🥰

Thanks Carol!

Lol Bloatsey

I printed this post and framed it 🥰
- CanuckDon

poor Holtby.

Why does Benning have to come out and state the obvious.

Presser @ 12.30

Benning comes out in his Elmer Fudd voice and says "We stink , badee badee badee That's all folks"

Are we that fragile we need the GM to come out and give us words of comfort?

I haven't seen Gorton Treliving Poille or Bergevin before the coaching change come out to comfort their fan bases.

Reports are Benning is busy on the phones and hopefully he stays there.
- VANTEL

Porky Pig says That’s all Folks. Elmer Fudd says waskly wabbit

I was joking about Julien. Do a proper coach search and interview in the off season.
- VANTEL

If you are not going to sign green to an extension then you should part ways now, instead of letting him run this thing into the ground, even if you don’t hire anyone until the off season.

Didn’t the Aquilini owned Canucks make it one win away from winning the Cup?

I highly doubt every cup winning team has a had a fully hands off owner. We just hear more rumours about Canadian team owners because it’s Canada and hockey is like a religion here.

Benning is number one on the blame list. Sure, add ownership to the list for hiring the guy and refusing to rebuild properly but it’s a joke to say that the guy who’s actually making the moves deserves less blame.

If you are not going to sign green to an extension then you should part ways now, instead of letting him run this thing into the ground, even if you don’t hire anyone until the off season.
- 1970vintage

Yup, put Newell Brown in there #Top3DraftPick

poor Holtby.
- Blackstrom2

If he was paying any attention last year or the years before, he knew what he signed up for lol

As soon as Gillis disagreed with the Aquilini's, fired, as soon as Linden disagreed with the Aquilini's, fired.

Jim Benning won't disagree with them because he's probably got his dream job, the problem is the two of them together are making a mess of the franchise. Benning's seven years have been the least successful of any point in their 51 year history, I assume because he's trying to do what the family is instructing him to do.
- Pacificgem

Again I think there is part truth to your comments.

I don't think Gillis was fired because he disagreed with Francesco, I think he was fired due to public demand. I remember seeing him in his final days where everyone was commenting about his scroatie. He looked white as a ghost , like a guy fighting for his job. He also did his final interview on the TSN1040 and one of his final comments was "Donnie I honestly don't know if I still have a job"

If Aquillini tells Benning there is no money to spend then end of story . You can carry your pride and walk away from a million dollar job or you can stay. I think most people would stay.

None of us know what goes on behind their closed doors. In the smart words of Makita "Until Benning is not GM he is, until Travis is not coach he is"

I do think a couple of trades in the couple of next days/weeks will happen and after that wait and see.

I also know that if Benning is fired , that in another six years the fans will be pining for his return

I wonder, if the Canucks retain some salary, if the Canucks could get a 3rd round pick for Nate Schmidt.

Oh lord, we’re fucked.
- bloatedmosquito

Hopefully it’s one of these:

Porky Pig says That’s all Folks. Elmer Fudd says waskly wabbit
- 1970vintage

Who did Porky Pigs voice ?
Who did Elmer Fudds voice?

Didn’t the Aquilini owned Canucks make it one win away from winning the Cup?

I highly doubt every cup winning team has a had a fully hands off owner. We just hear more rumours about Canadian team owners because it’s Canada and hockey is like a religion here.

Benning is number one on the blame list. Sure, add ownership to the list for hiring the guy and refusing to rebuild properly but it’s a joke to say that the guy who’s actually making the moves deserves less blame.
- Nucker101

100%

Again I think there is part truth to your comments.

I don't think Gillis was fired because he disagreed with Francesco, I think he was fired due to public demand. I remember seeing him in his final days where everyone was commenting about his scroatie. He looked white as a ghost , like a guy fighting for his job. He also did his final interview on the TSN1040 and one of his final comments was "Donnie I honestly don't know if I still have a job"

If Aquillini tells Benning there is no money to spend then end of story . You can carry your pride and walk away from a million dollar job or you can stay. I think most people would stay.

None of us know what goes on behind their closed doors. In the smart words of Makita "Until Benning is not GM he is, until Travis is not coach he is"

I do think a couple of trades in the couple of next days/weeks will happen and after that wait and see.

I also know that if Benning is fired , that in another six years the fans will be pining for his return



- VANTEL

Mike Gillis was 100% fired because of tension between him and the ownership group, differing opinions, he spoke about it when his contract expired with Vancouver. Even Francesco Aquilini isn't stupid enough to fire someone because the fans called for it. That's just dumb. His naivety, Aquilini, had him thinking they could stay on top and compete for years on end, IMO he wanted to relive 2011 for eternity.

As for Jim Benning, don't kid yourself, Benning is a rich man in terms of the average citizen and he still gets paid regardless if he's fired or not as he has a contract. If he had Jim Rutherford sized balls he'd tell the owner to get bent and stop interfering with hockey operations.

Didn’t the Aquilini owned Canucks make it one win away from winning the Cup?

I highly doubt every cup winning team has a had a fully hands off owner. We just hear more rumours about Canadian team owners because it’s Canada and hockey is like a religion here.

Benning is number one on the blame list. Sure, add ownership to the list for hiring the guy and refusing to rebuild properly but it’s a joke to say that the guy who’s actually making the moves deserves less blame.
- Nucker101

I think there's equal blame between Jim Benning and Francesco Aquilini, they're both very much at fault. But Benning has to ultimately listen to the direction of the owners.

Just my personal opinion but having a non-traditional management hierarchy which allows them to act as the President of Hockey Operations is part of the problem and it goes back, for me, to when they started to need a rebuild with Mike Gillis at the helm and they refused.

Didn’t the Aquilini owned Canucks make it one win away from winning the Cup?

I highly doubt every cup winning team has a had a fully hands off owner. We just hear more rumours about Canadian team owners because it’s Canada and hockey is like a religion here.

Benning is number one on the blame list. Sure, add ownership to the list for hiring the guy and refusing to rebuild properly but it’s a joke to say that the guy who’s actually making the moves deserves less blame.
- Nucker101

Sometimes the obvious needs to be posted here.

Mike Gillis was 100% fired because of tension between him and the ownership group, differing opinions, he spoke about it when his contract expired with Vancouver. Even Francesco Aquilini isn't stupid enough to fire someone because the fans called for it. That's just dumb. His naivety, Aquilini, had him thinking they could stay on top and compete for years on end, IMO he wanted to relive 2011 for eternity.

As for Jim Benning, don't kid yourself, Benning is a rich man in terms of the average citizen and he still gets paid regardless if he's fired or not as he has a contract. If he had Jim Rutherford sized balls he'd tell the owner to get bent and stop interfering with hockey operations.
- Pacificgem

The arenas we getting less fans . The merchandise was falling off . The fans that did come were screaming Fire Gillis.

Gillis definitely was trying to save his job , I seen him and I heard him .

I hope Benning doesn't get fired because I think he has set this team up nicely for the next two years despite the screaming fan base.

I wonder, if the Canucks retain some salary, if the Canucks could get a 3rd round pick for Nate Schmidt.
- Reubenkincade

Lol.
Wasn't he the guy that you guys thought was a big upgrade over Tanev?
The guy can't keep the puck in at the line, holds onto the puck for to long and can't skate and think at the same time.
Enjoy him for another 4 years.