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micky107 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:52 pm
I think this might actually be alright. Be interested to see who takes his place. Dual job for Benning?
Lol not likely. Elmer is likely on borrowed time too. This thing could have worked with a strong president with a good hockey mind and Elmer running the draft and the young prospects. Trevor is a wet fart
“I don’t care what you and some other poster were talking about”
Curious to know why. It never seemed like a great hire. Always such a cliché to bring the former fan favourite back to run things. A little bit sad in Vancouver’s case, because (despite a good run), it’s not like he led the Canucks to fantastic heights as a player. “Nice guy, tries hard” and all that...
Can’t see Benning taking that role, way too much public diplomacy involved. Maybe they go the Tampa Bay route and bring in someone else’s HHoF former player. Go out and get Chris Pronger to do what Shanahan did in TO.
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3/12. Jim Benning will now head up hockey operations and report directly to the ownership group.
So a lame duck GM, no president and ownership in charge like they were under Gillis.
The issue, ownership was reigning in the autonomy on Linden, they wanting more input. Linden was hired with the promise of full autonomy. Whatever direction Linden had in mind for the next 2-3 years, well, the owners didn’t like it. I don’t know specifics of where the difference in opinion was. But it was a power struggle that began last summer. Now that the twins are gone ownership wants more say in the rebuild process, which is their right.
One issue I do know that arose within the last month or so, Edler. Linden wanted to explore a 2-4 year extension. Benning wanted to explore him waiving his NTC or a one year extension.
But it’s all very friendly, Trevor basically not wanting to be neutered.
Benning has been somewhat promoted but I have heard, as is typical for Aquilini, that he already has someone in mind to jump right in. Have no idea who but working my sources.
Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:23 pm
One issue I do know that arose within the last month or so, Edler. Linden wanted to explore a 2-4 year extension. Benning wanted to explore him waiving his NTC or a one year extension.
2-4 years for his buddy Edler??
Buh-bye Trev...
I've said before a one year extension for Eddy makes sense...
Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:23 pm
Jim Benning will now head up hockey operations and report directly to the ownership group.
Be interesting to see who comes in. I don’t think Trevor got shoved, so much as he saw which way the winds were blowing and bowed out before it could get ugly.