Is the Clock Ticking on Jim Benning?

The City of Vancouver was awoken from their summer slumber a couple of weeks ago. While many of us were soaking up the sun (or let’s be real, you were just about to leave work), news broke that Trevor Linden was stepping down, err, amicably parting ways with the Canucks organization.

Timing of the news was strange, and the lack of response from both Linden and owner Francesco Aquilini has led most to believe that the split was anything but amicable.

With Linden now out of the picture, does that mean there’s a bullseye on Jim Benning’s back?

‘Linden’s Guy’ Still Remains

When Benning came on board to the Canucks organization in 2014, he was clearly Linden’s guy. It was Linden’s first big hire…