Time Is Now For Rebuild In Vancouver
Short Playoffs Could Spell End of an Era in Vancouver The Vancouver Canucks entered the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs with the second oldest roster to only the Chicago Blackhawks. It…
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Sbisa and Dorsett’s Contracts Create Cap Crunch for Canucks
The Canucks will feel the salary cap crunch after extending two of their depth players. General Manager Jim Benning resigned Derek Dorsett and Luca Sbisa on Wednesday. Although these two players are…
Jim Benning Unafraid to Part with Draft Picks
If there is one thing you should know about Canucks general manager Jim Benning, is that he likes to make hockey trades. He takes small risks to improve his team in…
Evander Kane to Canucks Makes Most Sense
There’s no shortage of potential suitors for Evander Kane when he’s eventually — and inevitably — traded from the Winnipeg Jets. Pretty much every team will express interest, in varying…
Adam Clendening Trade a Surprising, Yet Smart Move by Jim Benning
The Vancouver Canucks traded flavour of the World Juniors in Gustav Forsling to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Adam Clendening and the immediate reaction was sort of split. I see…
Benning: Canucks not Looking to Trade for a Defender
Dan Hamhuis may be the most vital member of the Vancouver Canucks. The 32-year-old, Smithers, BC native was struck down with a serious groin injury in a November game against…
Canucks Regime Change: Meet The New Staff In Vancouver
Canucks Regime Change In Vancouver This past off season brought a surprising regime change in Vancouver. Rumors of Canucks’ ownership flirting with former player Trevor Linden proved to catch fire…
The Shootout Maestro: What Does Radim Vrbata Bring to the Canucks?
Vancouver Canucks’ General Manager Jim Benning zeroed in on a couple of areas of need this offseason with one of the most important being the right wing position with Daniel…
Change is Coming to Florida Too
Normally, I write about the Vancouver Canucks and about the trials & tribulations of what this team has gone through in the past few seasons: From coming up short against the…
Tape2Tape Draft Edition: The Jim Benning Rebuild
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft in Philadelphia is still hours away, but that hasn’t stopped Canucks’ GM Jim Benning from getting a head start of the general manager duties. Everyone…
Canucks Corner – The Final Final Edition
Okay, so there was a previous Final Edition of Canucks Corner that ended long before the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs started. It seemed like eons ago that the Canucks management…
Benning Has Blueprint For Canucks Return To Power
Jim Benning is officially the Canucks GM, and fans can breathe a little easier now that this key building block is in place. The draft is coming, and without…