The NHL trade deadline has come and gone and hockey fans are taking to Twitter to fire away at Vancouver Canucks’ GM Jim Benning.
Here’s some of the most entertaining tweets so far:
I bet the communication breakdown between Dallas & Vancouver on Hamhuis was that both GMs are named Jim. Probably confused Benning. #canucks
— Zac Goodman (@zac_goodman) February 29, 2016
Benning: Like let's go to Arby's, deadline isn't for like an hour.
Me: It was at 3 ET.
B: Ohhh so like can we still go to Arby's though?
— Daryl Fowler (@darylf) February 29, 2016
Jim Benning explaining what happened with the Hamhuis deal today. #Canucks #NHLTradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/fGpuQvMNvR
— VisuallyBetter (@Isuckatpicking) February 29, 2016
Jim Benning looks like a kid who just got his pants pulled down in front of the girl he has a crush on. #Canucks
— Arash Memarzadeh (@ArashMemarzadeh) February 29, 2016
@CamTucker_Metro I'm a French toast guy and waffles are good. I think Benning is a soft boiled egg and marmalade on toast guy
— Sir Picks-a-lot (@bigticketshow) February 29, 2016
@JustinTrudeau don't you think Benning stinks?
— dangraham (@dangraham) February 29, 2016
I actually almost feel bad for Benning. In way over his head here. #Canucks
— Char Richo (@CharRicho) February 29, 2016
lmao @ the comments at after Benning leaves the podium and sound tech comes on to adjust mic pic.twitter.com/JrX1wZn0Hr
— nobody (@petbugs13) February 29, 2016
how the Canucks didn't trade a single one of our assets today is beyond me
— Isaiah Kim (@x2ikim) February 29, 2016
#Canucks feeling like we are heading towards being the new Edmonton. Ten year rebuild. We are a few years in and we haven't hit bottom yet.
— georearl (@georearl) February 29, 2016
Benning: We didn't get many offers.#Canucks Fans: Well, did you try making offers?
Benning: ….shit.
— Andy Cole (@AndyCole84) February 29, 2016
After today's failure my interest in the #Canucks be like pic.twitter.com/n5STUQW3DR
— Rob (@RSin78) February 29, 2016
I know #Canucks have a game plan but trade deadline day has me… pic.twitter.com/vXJEd1zNXv
— Tim Feeny (@timfeeny) February 29, 2016
Not everyone was mad however as some expressed possibility in the mass of tweets:
I believe #Canucks management team is the right group to build a new core that will be competitive for many years. It's going to take time.
— Freddy Da Frog (@BeerInTheCrease) February 29, 2016
This is a smart GM. Benning knows what he is doing. #Canucks https://t.co/apUHByqQQp
— Wes (@_Fenner19) February 29, 2016
