Jim Benning News & Stories

Sorry, Utah is looking at *those* team names? Give me a break.

This week's trip through Take Town looks at Alexander Ovechkin's struggles to start the season, a matchup for the ages between the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers, and the Trevor Linden-Jim Benning thing.

Another season, another dreadful start for the Vancouver Canucks, who are already staring into the abyss only six games into year. That, and more, in this week's What We Learned.

It's (almost) all about the West in this week's top thee NHL storylines from EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert.

With the 2022 trade deadline in the books, Dimitri Filipovic takes a look at the notable winners, losers, themes, and takeaways from this year's edition.

Three Canadian teams have disappointed their fans this season. JFresh breaks down what happened and what's next.

This edition of Take Town looks at the changes to the executive suites in the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks organizations, Trevor Zegras' ridiculous assist, the Edmonton Oilers depth problems, and which NHL clubs are catching fire.

EP Rinkside columnist Ryan Lambert answers reader questions about the Vancouver Canucks situation, the Washington Capitals, the New York Islanders and more in this week's mailbag.

Things have not gone according to plan for the Vancouver Canucks this season, and it's been especially dire for Elias Pettersson. So, Cam Robinson asks the question: What's eating at Pettersson?

Ryan Lambert looks at the timelines for struggling teams to offload assets in this week's What We Learned.

The EP Rinkside NHL 3 Stars for this week looks at dead-enders for the Hockey Hall of Fame, Connor McDavid at the centre of a debate on penalty enforcement, and executives across the league are starting to find themselves in the hot seat.

It's Ryan Lambert's turn with the EP Rinkside mailbag. This week, he's fielding questions on what to do with the Canucks, the Colorado Avalanches second line, and a whole bunch of pop-culture mixed in.

It's early, but the losses are mounting in Vancouver, and the pressure is ratcheting up accordingly.

The Canucks locked up Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson to new contracts ahead of puck drop on the 2021-22 season. Ryan Lambert looks at the specifics, and whether it can work out long term for Vancouver or not.

This was a banner weekend for how the league values defencemen. Ryan Lambert looks at a calamitous series of blockbuster trades across the NHL.

The Vancouver Canucks acquired Conor Garland and Oliver Ekman-Larsson in a blockbuster trade from the Arizona Coyotes, in which they sent Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, a first-round draft pick, a second-round draft pick, and a seventh-round pick for the privilege. J.D. Burke has more.

Jim Benning seems to think so. JFresh breaks down the stats and tape on the league's worst defensive team.

The first playoff edition of Doerrie's Deets is upon us and there is a lot to unpack. We have Jordan Binnington picking a fight, Connor McDavid doing Connor McDavid things and so many OT games.

It appears that Jim Benning will be back as the GM of the Vancouver Canucks. Dimitri Filipovic writes about that decision, how deep the team's issues run, and the big offseason that looms ahead for them.

JFresh investigates how the 2021 season got away from some bad teams in the West and what happened in the North.

The Canucks have recalled Jonah Gadjovich from the Utica Comets, with his debut expected to come any day now. EliteProspects Rinkside film scout Daniel Gee takes an exhaustive look at the 2017 second-round pick's game.

Despite strong point totals, Quinn Hughes' underlying numbers have tumbled. JFresh turns to the stats and game tape to work out why.

The Vancouver Canucks and Tanner Pearson agreed this afternoon to a three-year contract extension, one that carries some no-trade protection, and a cap charge of $3.25-million. J.D. Burke has this one covered, and he's a little confounded by the decision.

The Vancouver Canucks placed a substantial bet on Thatcher Demko today, as multiple reports have suggested that they've signed him to a five-year, $25-million extension.