Trevor Linden, Willie Desjardins ans Jim Benning met with the media this more to tie a bow around the 2014-15 Vancouver Canucks season.
The big takeaway - Canucks management doesn't plan to take any steps back. Linden reiterated this management group's belief that getting younger does not have to mean getting worse. While he remains satisfied the team achieved many of their goals this year -- making playoffs, upgrading fan experience and adding depth -- Linden is aware that the issues surrounding the team will take more than a year to fix.
The story -- such as it was, it was pretty much boilerplate -- in Tweets:
"If we decide that we're going to go in that direction + a player has an NTC, we're not afraid to approach them + ask them to waive" Benning
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) April 29, 2015
"When you decide to do that..it's tough, then they (players) have all of the leverage" #Canucks Benning on asking no-trades being waived
— Jon Abbott (@HockeyAbbs) April 29, 2015
#Canucks GM Jim Benning mentions Jake Virtanen & Sven Baertschi by name when asked what prospects could realistically make NHL next year.
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) April 29, 2015
"We have depth in our prospect pool, so we're excited to see the summers these guys have and how they push for jobs" - Benning #Canucks
— Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) April 29, 2015
"We know we're getting older, we want to bring in young players to supplement the energy and skill level of our whole group" - Benning
— Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) April 29, 2015
"If younger players are ready to come in and play, it's my job to make room. But we'll only do that if they deserve to be here" - Benning
— Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) April 29, 20
#Canucks Benning says team "may acquire more picks going into the draft" Gotta think an at-heart scout wants to given no 2nd and 3rd rd pix
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) April 29, 2015
Benning: "we're going to let our goalies develop properly around here" & "always have good depth." Demko spend at least 1 more year at...
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) April 29, 2015
... Boston College and "two years in the American League."
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) April 29, 2015
"I probably would've given them more ice time earlier in the series" -Desjardins on the Sedins. Doubts it would've made a difference though.
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) April 29, 2015
Desjardins - "We won game two with them (Sedins) playing 16 minutes, we lost game six with them playing 22." #Canucks
— Irfaan Gaffar (@sportsnetirf) April 29, 2015
Desjardins says the Flames had certain guys "we didn't want (the twins) out against either."
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) April 29, 2015
Lots of talk on #Canucks goalies with Miller/Lack/Markstrom/Demko and possibly O'Connor and it seems likely one will be moved for asset
— Jon Abbott (@HockeyAbbs) April 29, 2015
GM Jim Benning says team plans to re-sign D Yannick Weber and sign D Jordan Subban. Also Ronalds Kenins (knee) out 4-6 weeks. #canucks
— Elliott Pap (@ElliottPap) April 29, 2015
Benning says Kassian was making real good strides at end of season. "He was excellent." "we missed him in the playoffs."
— omarcanuck (@omarcanuck) April 29, 2015
Some key lines from today: "recapture draft pick" / "try to add core prospects on the fly"/ "develop goalies properly" #Canucks #TSN1040
— Jon Abbott (@HockeyAbbs) April 29, 2015