The Vancouver Canucks have been around for 51 years now, but are comparable to an expansion team. The team has won only 3 games out of their last 13.

The 2011 Stanley Cup loss was the first step in the descent of the “Sedin Era”. After a few more years of disappointment, ownership decided they needed a change; a change that culminated in the hiring of Jim Benning in 2014.

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Years of mismanagement, and the inability to navigate the cap, have led to the bleak and dire situation the Canucks find themselves in today. The lack of a plan from both ownership and management, has produced moves for short-term gain and long-term pain. The problem is that ownership and management have no idea what they’re doing, and these “short-term gain moves” have no gain.

The Canucks have been, arguably, the worst team in the NHL since Benning’s arrival in 2014. He has led the team to the playoffs twice, and have only won a single round. Going into year 8 of the Benning circus, he’s gone all in, trading consecutive first-round picks; yet the team remains one of the worst in the NHL.

You know it’s bad when the fans booed the team off the ice, which is exactly what’s been happening. It’s not just the booing though; fans are chanting “fire Benning” and “sell the team” in the stands and on the concourse. It doesn’t seem like there’s going to be any immediate changes in management, but who knows? If the team continues to play this way then someone is bound to get fired – likely Travis Green or Jim Benning. I suppose we’ll have to wait and see how the rest of the season plays out, and if the Canucks can even make it into the playoffs this year. All I know is that nothing will get better until someone new takes over.