“The challenge I have is there was this notion that this would be flipped around quickly. I don’t think people had a realistic expectation of where this organization was.”
— Trevor Linden, October 13, 2016
— Trevor Linden, October 13, 2016
“We’ve never once said this was going to be easy or fast.”
— Jim Benning, April 8, 2016
— Jim Benning, April 8, 2016
Roll the tape…
“I like this team – I like the core players. This is a team we can turn around in a hurry.” – Benning
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 23, 2014
“What we’re trying to do is we’re trying to add core prospects ‘on the fly’.”
—Jim Benning, April 29, 2015
—Jim Benning, April 29, 2015
“We’re trying to win. We’re trying to make the playoffs.”
— Trevor Linden, April 29, 2015
— Trevor Linden, April 29, 2015
“We’re focused 100 per cent on making the playoffs.”
— Trevor Linden, June 22, 2015
— Trevor Linden, June 22, 2015
Jim Benning on being a 100-point team: “I think so. We realized we needed to get faster and be a harder team to play against.”
— Canucks Now (@CanucksNow) September 14, 2015