And he's smart not to battle fan and media pressure, and keep working the plan. MG wasn't.
- VanHockeyGuy

Yeah Clendenning was replaced by an AHL Biega
- VANTEL

A good call up also. We needed offense from our D n still do.
Clendenning wasn't the answer.

I would love to play poker w Benning
- CanuckDon

Too many people are upset that Benning cant follow the script that the media had laid out years ahead of him. He's taking his own path.


He doesnt even try hard to sell the BS he says to the media. With no emotion he claims the playoffs are always the priority. For an entire season we get the media towing this bandwagon of fans yelling liar and failure.

What are you going to do... probably just ignore it and do your job. If he wants to be a successful GM, learning to cater to the plan rather than the "rats" will keep the ship off the rocks.
- boonerbuck

The thing is, if he did everything the same but just played the media game better, things would be so much easier for him. It's like that episode of Seinfeld where Kramer coaches the Miss America contestant. "Poise counts!"

I hope you can hold your liquor, because I bet he can. That's the secret to Poker.
- CubanBuffet

The most frustrating thing in poker is losing your roll for the night to a drunk bumhole that had to be shown by the dealer and table that he won on the river with a 1 outer.

The most frustrating thing in poker is losing your roll for the night to a drunk bumhole that had to be shown by the dealer and table that he won on the river with a 1 outer.

- boonerbuck

I have one buddy that has to be constantly reminded how blinds work. Every game it gets to the point where we just throw his chips in for him. That (frank)er wins way too much.

Arboleda.
- CubanBuffet

Good?

Good?
- LordHumungous

Yeah, excellent. I don't know a ton about Carmenere, but I'll gladly do that research.

A good call up also. We needed offense from our D n still do.
Clendenning wasn't the answer.
- Nighthawk

It's coming all later picks last year were for offensive Dmen

Yeah, excellent. I don't know a ton about Carmenere, but I'll gladly to that research.
- CubanBuffet

Nice..thx. I'll check it out.

The thing is, if he did everything the same but just played the media game better, things would be so much easier for him. It's like that episode of Seinfeld where Kramer coaches the Miss America contestant. "Poise counts!"
- CubanBuffet

Are you suggesting Benning sleeps with Jerry.

Totally understand the Kassian move I just don't think we won it and I don't care about it either.
- VANTEL

We win the Kassian trade until Prust got hurt. Then it was a wash.

Are you suggesting Benning sleeps with Jerry.
- VANTEL

No, I'm suggesting that he's a magician by trade, but he's being forced to sing.

(And that, my friends, is a mother (frank)ing metaphor)

Are you suggesting Benning sleeps with Jerry.
- VANTEL

- vancity787

Things always get derailed when we go Seinfeld

We win the Kassian trade until Prust got hurt. Then it was a wash.
- KB3Point0

Don said it best , we both lost

Too many people are upset that Benning cant follow the script that the media had laid out years ahead of him. He's taking his own path.


He doesnt even try hard to sell the BS he says to the media. With no emotion he claims the playoffs are always the priority. For an entire season we get the media towing this bandwagon of fans yelling liar and failure.

What are you going to do... probably just ignore it and do your job. If he wants to be a successful GM, learning to cater to the plan rather than the "rats" will keep the ship off the rocks.
- boonerbuck

We had a 4.5% chance of making the playoffs and fans and media were speculating we would dump Horvat for a UFA to chase the playoffs. It's baffling....amusing....and frustrating. I don't know how I feel about this hysterical fanbase anymore

No, I'm suggesting that he's a magician by trade, but he's being forced to sing.

(And that, my friends, is a mother (frank)ing metaphor)
- CubanBuffet

- A_SteamingLombardi

It was a great metaphor

We had a 4.5% chance of making the playoffs and fans and media were speculating we would dump Horvat for a UFA to chase the playoffs. It's baffling....amusing....and frustrating. I don't know how I feel about this hysterical fanbase anymore
- CanuckDon

I feel the same way. they are to much like children.

We win the Kassian trade until Prust got hurt. Then it was a wash.
- KB3Point0

Your boy Bieksa said it best...I tried to help Kassian. The Sedins and Burrows tried to help him...but some people won't or can't listen (paraphrasing). He had to go

- A_SteamingLombardi

I've got mad rhetorical skillz, son.

I've got mad rhetorical skillz, son.
- CubanBuffet

ROFL son

ROFL son
- CanuckDon

I obviously know what ROFL stands for, but if you wanted to explain it to the rest of the forum... It was getting thrown out a lot earlier.

ROFL son
- CanuckDon