You truly have a great eye for these things.



From what I can tell, Hansen is a better skater than Bonino. Thoughts?
- Nucker101

How does their corsi compare?

How does their corsi compare?
- Marwood

Not sure, I haven't looked at corsi for a long time now.

Not sure, I haven't looked at corsi for a long time now.
- Nucker101

But he was called the biggest idiot in the league when he first started in the GM chair, things change.
- LeftCoaster

Exactly....too bad Benning doesn't get as much rope as Snow around here. He was as bad as Milbery for a few years

Exactly....too bad Benning doesn't get as much rope as Snow around here. He was as bad as Milbery for a few years
- CanuckDon

Snow didn't get better at his job.... he only got a better computer. C'mon, keep up, you dinosaur!

You truly have a great eye for these things.



From what I can tell, Hansen is a better skater than Bonino. Thoughts?
- Nucker101

As I said, having never watched them on the ice surface at the same time, it can be difficult to judge, because, some guys appear to be slow but they actually aren't....stride length and such.

But you wouldn't know that because you've never played the game and don't appear to understand the nuances of it lol

And yes Hansen is definitely faster than Boner

Snow didn't get better at his job.... he only got a better computer. C'mon, keep up, you dinosaur!
- RealityChecker

Again....why? He wasn't a good second line option at center. I'm NOT a huge Brandon Sutter supporter but he's faster, he had three times as many hits as Bonino, he's better on the dot and he's younger.
- LeftCoaster

But a 2nd round pick for a 3rd whine, whine, whine.

Isles sign Steve Bernier, also love what they're doing. Their cap management and drafting(early and late rounds) has been impressive. Snow is an underrated GM.
- Nucker101

So you bash Benning for his moves but praise Snow despite the fact he made that deal for Vanek when they weren't a playoff team ?

Snow didn't get better at his job.... he only got a better computer. C'mon, keep up, you dinosaur!
- RealityChecker

My bad, I'll flag myself. If only I had one of these smart phone thingys

Snow didn't get better at his job.... he only got a better computer. C'mon, keep up, you dinosaur!
- RealityChecker

So you bash Benning for his moves but praise Snow despite the fact he made that deal for Vanek when they weren't a playoff team ?


- golfingsince

But a 2nd round pick for a 3rd whine, whine, whine.
- A_SteamingLombardi

I'm not crazy about adding that 2nd round pick either, but I'm not devastated about it. Hopefully a few TDL moves can get more picks to the ones they already have.

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
6th
7th x 2

Pride??? It's pretty obvious Benning thinks the team needs a veteran goaltender, and Miller's that guy...nothing more, nothing less. The Canucks played well in front of Miller last year and it's been said many many times before, the veteran core asked for a veteran goaltender.
- LeftCoaster

I still don't know how people can be judgmental over *A* rumor.

I still don't know how people can be judgmental over *A* rumor.
- boonerbuck

If the media writes it, it has to be true...no?

Ya I kinda like that Benning cuts bait when he sees things not working. Bonino had 7 goals in the first 14 games and then 8 in the next 50+ games...that's not acceptable for a second line center.
- LeftCoaster

Sounds like Kesler. Especially when you come to realize half his goal output is with the Sedins on the PP...

So you bash Benning for his moves but praise Snow despite the fact he made that deal for Vanek when they weren't a playoff team ?


- golfingsince

hey ribs. thanks for the recommendation for whiplash. i've been meaning to watch it for a while now.

that show i recommended to you (gomorrah) definitely gets high marks from me now that i've watched most of it. the movie upon which it was based was good (but not great). the movie was a mix between mean streets and traffic. mean streets in its grittiness and realistic story line. traffic in that it tries to combine several seemingly disparate but related story lines into one movie to show the tentacles of the mafia's reach in italian society. the movie is a bit slow paced though so be warned.

also, you don't necessarily need the movie to get drawn into the show. the show is like the sopranos with less of a "guido factor," but more realism. very good.

My bad, I'll flag myself. If only I had one of these smart phone thingys
- CanuckDon

all the cool gm's have those. too bad benning still uses:

I'm not crazy about adding that 2nd round pick either, but I'm not devastated about it. Hopefully a few TDL moves can get more picks to the ones they already have.

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
6th
7th x 2
- LeftCoaster

I didn't want to pay what I did for my new TV but I wanted a new TV for the Rugby World Cup so I paid the price, I think Benning did the same thing. Oh and I agree completely that this team should be very active at the TDL.

I find it very funny that people here complain about the management of this team, I don't know enough about the running of a hockey team to complain about it, it's the same reason I don't complain how brain surgeons remove a tumour.

You truly have a great eye for these things.



From what I can tell, Hansen is a better skater than Bonino. Thoughts?
- Nucker101[/quote]
Hansen does many things better than Bonino.

But he was called the biggest idiot in the league when he first started in the GM chair, things change.
- LeftCoaster

Who would have thought a GM could improve after his first season...crazy.

I still don't know how people can be judgmental over *A* rumor.
- boonerbuck

I have no idea if SJ was the team or not but it isn't the first time that they were mentioned as being interesting in Miller and I definitely give something more credence coming from Friedman, who could lose he job for being wrong, then believing some anonymous poster online about Kesler sleeping with teammate's wives.

Who would have thought a GM could improve after his first season...crazy.

- boonerbuck

Did Nonis get better after year 1?

I didn't want to pay what I did for my new TV but I wanted a new TV for the Rugby World Cup so I paid the price, I think Benning did the same thing. Oh and I agree completely that this team should be very active at the TDL.

I find it very funny that people here complain about the management of this team, I don't know enough about the running of a hockey team to complain about it, it's the same reason I don't complain how brain surgeons remove a tumour.
- A_SteamingLombardi

your lack of medical negotiating skills is why you always get fleeced by brain surgeons. shoulda hired garth snow, his computer woulda told ya:

your lack of medical negotiating skills is why you always get fleeced by brain surgeons. shoulda hired garth snow, his computer woulda told ya:

- RealityChecker