Vancouver Canucks franchise legend Trevor Linden opted to leave the organization last week after four years as team president, and the news shocked the vast majority of the hockey world.
Well, Canucks fans have had a week now to stomach the sudden and unexpected departure. Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province reported rumblings that Linden and ownership had a heated meeting, which was “described as a final straw-like event.”
In short, it sounds like he and the owners weren’t seeing eye-to-eye in terms of what direction the team should take. It’s now up to general manager Jim Benning to get this rebuild back on track, without his boss of four years.