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I'd say in any model , the Sedins are an asset. To be clear, I agree that the Sedins have been, and to only a slightly diminished degree, remain, great hockey assets. However, they do not seem to fit the Benning model, as HW has graciously explained it to me. As an aside, I've been saying from Day ...

Benning's model. Well let's see. He has said that to win Championships you need: Some of this may sound argumentative, so let me begin by saying thank you, this is exactly the kind of information I was looking for, and appreciate your engaging me in this way. It seems to me that what you have provi...

Is it impossible to keep the aging Sedins and yet get "younger faster" overall? Perhaps then the words, while sufficiently small, were insufficiently precise. Yes, the Canucks can get younger and faster, overall, than they were when Benning took over, while retaining the Sedins, but this was presen...

Young, skilled, fast do those words mean anything? with a degree of toughness..... I do appreciate you using small words to help me along. Does this mean that Benning does not expect to win the Cup until after the Sedins, who are not young and fast, and possess only a more esoteric kind of toughnes...

I think Benning has been incredibly clear in his message,and has followed it to a T. He is building a team. He has an idea of what he needs and then he goes after players that he thinks will fit model. Great. What model ? I'm not saying he hasn't been clear; I'm saying I don't get it. That's why I ...

Not sure then what it is you expect him to say. The elements, as you call them, of the plan, are the plan. That is how he is going to get to the promised land. Clear out those that don't fit. Draft well. Develop well. Create a winning culture. Support youth with experienced vets. I guess I agree wi...

Here's the thing. Benning has communicated the plan from day one . That is what is lost to the navel gazing urine crew. Benning and Linden have been consistent from day one with a clear vision. They take the long term view and don't give a damn what comes out of HF or the local vocal hacks who are ...

Here's the thing. Benning has communicated the plan from day one. The things you list are elements of a plan, but do not convey to me an idea of what the final product will look like, or how he will get there. Perhaps, to someone with more hockey knowledge, the extrapolation seemed too obvious to d...

Gillis is a moron. Benning is doing a way better job already than Gillis did in all of his years here. If you think that Gillis did a really bad job, then saying that Benning is doing a better one is still not much of a defence of his efforts. Whatever the merits of Blob's criticisms of Benning, I ...

I've never understood why Semin is mocked more widely for winning a fight with an ungraceful looking style than Staal is for losing to someone who fights that way. It's a results-driven process, I'd say.