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Canucks management has utterly failed to protect their players

Harry S. Truman famously coined the phrase “the buck stops here.”

The phrase rightfully demands personal accountability from individuals that are in positions of leadership. When your job is to oversee and control a large-scale enterprise, you are inherently responsible for everything that happens under your watch.

The Canucks had one of the worst COVID outbreaks in pro sports and now have to end their season with a grueling 19 games in 32 days.

In the aftermath of this nightmare ordeal, the silence from Canucks’ management has been deafening.

This COVID outbreak unfolded under the watch of owner Francesco Aquilini and (more importantly) general manager Jim Benning.