The fans had spoken with their words and their actions on Saturday night. Less than 24 hours later, the team cleaned house -- making the most sweeping changes in franchise history. (imacSportsnet)
These are hugely substantive changes after a regime that felt stale and too concentrated in power under Benning, who was forced to deal directly with Canucks chairman Francesco Aquilini and the ownership family after Trevor Linden was pushed out as president of hockey operations in 2018.
In his only press conference this season, Benning said in November he wasn’t worried about being fired, and if owners “get to a point where, you know, they don't feel like I'm doing a good job and I need to be replaced, they'll make that decision.” Boudreau, whose streak of winning records will be severely tested by the Canucks over the remaining 57 games, must find a way to get more out of this roster than Green. Until last season, when the Canucks were ravaged by COVID-19 and other factors, Green had over-delivered through his first three years as coach.
Green, who grew up in Castlegar in Southeastern B.C., loved the opportunity to coach an NHL team in his home province. It’s fair to wonder how much of this start is really his fault.
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