If Willie returns it won't be because he didn't try to get fired. It seems every time management said one he he would say another. Maybe each is tiring of the other.
- edmontonxxbound

Or he's stupid.

They wont be here for the success, just like Gillis took the credit for Burke's work, Gillis will take the credit for Benning's work when he's re-hired.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Or he's stupid.
- VanHockeyGuy

The assigning of blame is paramount in this day and age.
And it always starts with the local media.
- Marwood

Ppl choose to listen or not.
It starts there.

so you say...your prediction is we won't make it back to the playoffs until 2023? If that's the case even I'd support Benning and Linden being fired
- CanuckDon

I'll take ASL's stance even further.
If its 2013 to make the PO's fire them yesterday & start the management upheaval all over again. Then it will be 15yrs like the Oilers 😂😂

I expect 2 trades this summer .
- VANTEL

If you were to guess, who would you think Benning would target

I expect 2 trades this summer .
- VANTEL

Sounds about right to me also 👍👍

If you were to guess, who would you think Benning would target
- phyllee

Phil Kessel

- CanuckDon

If you had an asset increase in value by $300,000,000 under the leadership of one guy wouldn't you go back to that guy to make it happen again? Aquaman is a good businessman but he's a poopty hockey team owner.

If you were to guess, who would you think Benning would target
- phyllee

Finding a way to move Edler for starters.
2nd deal is maybe moving prospects as in 1 of the wingers or also a Subban idk

Finding a way to move Edler for starters.
2nd deal is maybe moving prospects as in 1 of the wingers or also a Subban idk
- Nighthawk

Yeah, it's not who we target to acquire it's who we target to move.

If you had an asset increase in value by $300,000,000 under the leadership of one guy wouldn't you go back to that guy to make it happen again? Aquaman is a good businessman but he's a poopty hockey team owner.
- A_SteamingLombardi

This year to year the PO's being a goal is bad business IMO
Longterm is more revenues & delaying it any further only exacerbates the problem.
The fans rule & if its status quo so will be the empty seats.
Rebuild it right & not 1/2 ass it.

Yeah, it's not who we target to acquire it's who we target to move.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Good point of view👍👍

This year to year the PO's being a goal is bad business IMO
Longterm is more revenues & delaying it any further only exacerbates the problem.
The fans rule & if its status quo so will be the empty seats.
Rebuild it right & not 1/2 ass it.
- Nighthawk

Yup, my concern is what Aquilini will do with this team once it's rebuilt.

I still am convinced management will make a trade for a top 6, they know revenue will drop if they do nothing and that would cost their jobs. (Although thats how a rebuild works) my top guesses 1.E.Kane 2.Nugent-Hopkins 3.Galchenyuk (far fetched but were rumors)
- phyllee

Nuge + 1st for Tanev + small? something like that could work.

I don't think there is anything special about his game except he puts the puck in the net
- VANTEL

then get rid of him

Yup, my concern is what Aquilini will do with this team once it's rebuilt.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Lets get it there & wait n see.

I bet the sedins turn it around next year and back to 70 point players, they have lots of pride and there still skilled, lets face it, it has been a tough year injury wise.

If you were to guess, who would you think Benning would target
- phyllee

I don't know I would like to see Puljujarvi for Tanev but I don't know it's guess work I like Ho-Sang also

I bet the sedins turn it around next year and back to 70 point players, they have lots of pride and there still skilled, lets face it, it has been a tough year injury wise.
- Bettmanhatesus

That would be the worst thing that could happen . Put them to bed , don't wake them up

http://mynhltraderumors.c...2712-7ecac58103-204803761

So i was reading this & the players comments.
1st off thwere is no provision I know of in the SPC for playing outside of the NHL when under contract. 2nd any player saying all the owners want is money when thats all they want as well. Lastly thinking its a right & not a privilege to play in Olympics & the risk the league is forced to take without compensation is outright stupidity.

The fans pay their contracts & if the IIHF & IOC & NHL & NHLPA cannot sort their crap out together its ALL 4 of them to share. Losing out on high profile growth of hockey is not about this pissing match but getting on board together earlier than at this juncture. The NHL is the only Pronsports league that has to disrupt their season for the Olympics & that is at the crux of the entire problem. This season with the condensed sched & B2B's has shown to be a bad idea & the Olympics also create the same issues. Money, Insurance etc is the only business side of it but anytine injuries happen in non NHL the fans suffer & we r what mattr most. So as fans does the Olympics need the full availability of NHLers no matter what the underlying issues r?

Lets get it there & wait n see.
- Nighthawk

yeah, cart before the horse, fingers crossed we get a (frank)ing horse.

Last month it was draft and develop..........This week, trade for a "player".......wouldn't that mean prolonging the agony and we are still retooling?


You guys..............(some at least).......


And for the dismiss and deflect crowd......here's a bad post for you

That would be the worst thing that could happen . Put them to bed , don't wake them up
- VANTEL

We need them to show Goldobin how to go into those "difficult areas"

That would be the worst thing that could happen . Put them to bed , don't wake them up
- VANTEL

Yeah that's all we need, picking 14th.