Is general manager Jim Benning secretly on team tank? Was his pitch for a three year extension premised on the promise that he could deliver the greatest possible odds of landing the top pick in the 2018 entry draft? Is that why his first big decision was to lock up Erik Gudbranson instead of trading him for picks?
More absurd theories have been accepted by smarter people than me.
But alas, no. The Vancouver Canucks are languishing at the bottom of the standings in spite of Benning’s attempt to keep them competitive during the rebuild.