Lightning Round: Canucks general manager Jim Benning addresses media, blames others for team woes

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The Vancouver Canucks, who are bad, are only now learning they are bad. So bad that their CEO, Jim Benning, decided to hold a press conference to talk about it. At his press conference, he made a weak admission of responsibility, distracting attention from the ongoing major flooding in Vancouver rather than from the team itself. Why bring this up in the middle of a question and not at the beginning?

Benning went on to point the finger at his stars, claiming Elias Pettersson is not playing well and that is why the team sucks, while defending his expensive offseason acquisitions Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Tucker Poolman, that have compounded the Canucks’ poor defense this season. .

Our sister site, Nucks Misconduct, did a press conference review that I would recommend reading, and I will also link to a Canucks Army article on the fallout.

“We made some good moves this summer to strengthen the team. With Ekman-Larsson and Poolman these are guys who could work with some of the players we have to make them better and I think they showed that. [Nucks Misconduct]

The only good that can really be taken away from Benning’s press conference today is when he was asked if he feels a sense of responsibility towards the team. But it’s hard to categorize it as a “right” answer, as Benning has diverted the question a bit by referring to the Abbotsford flooding. [Canucks Army]

Be sure to check out our recap of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s shootout win last night over the Philadelphia Flyers, including Steven Stamkos’ impossible angular goal.

“With less than two minutes to go, Stamkos won the face-off and drifted to the left corner of the attacking zone. From what I can see, it looks like Stamkos found a little space between Hart’s right pad and the ice, just in that little triangular space where the pad face and the foot pad meet. [Raw Charge]

This one is going to tear your heart apart. 23-year-old rookie Riley Tufte is called up by the Dallas all-star to make his NHL road debut against his hometown of the Minnesota Wild, spends his entire NHL salary (and even borrows tickets from Nick Bjugstad) at to leave that day in tickets for his friends and family, to be in good health scratched at the last minute by the technical staff. Brutal and heartless miscommunication.

I know some regulars recovered during the game, but as the head coach you have to make the right decision. I don’t think scratching Tufte was the right decision at all. And on top of that, the Stars lost 7-2 anyway.

“When we left here this morning he was playing,” Bowness said. ” I can not do anything about it. I arrive at 4 o’clock, they tell me these guys are here now. It changes everything. This morning Riley was playing. I can not do anything about it. [Dallas News]

guys, the Tufte stripe is getting worse. he used all his money to get tickets for his family and friends and he gets scratched right before the game. I feel really sick.

The late Rick Bowness NOW. https://t.co/UoJSxq1DGk

– mahi (@avocadomahi) November 19, 2021

Strange things are happening in the USHL as the Omaha Lancers team president causes chaos as players and staff retreat. Here is Brad Elliott Schlossman, who broke history and so much more with history.

“The Lancers went out Thursday morning and refuse to play this weekend’s games at Waterloo and Lincoln. All remaining staff have resigned, including interim head coach Sean Walsh, assistant coach Tate Maris and coach Nick Hart.

“All said construction started earlier this season as the Anthony DiCesare-owned Lancers made significant budget cuts that included team video software, player equipment and even meals for the team. ‘post-game for the players. ” [Grand Forks Herald]

Can confirm this and add to the developing situation of Omaha, via several sources:

-The growing tension between players / coaches and management boiled over today after a confrontation between team president David DeLuca and a member of the coaching staff https://t.co/ZVBi7HDiUM

– Katie Strang (@KatieJStrang) November 18, 2021

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