It's rare that Vancouver Canucks fans can applaud the actions of their acting general manager.
However, after it was confirmed that the team had acquired 2016 second-round pick Jonathan Dahlen from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Alex Burrows, the hockey world applauded the move by Jim Benning.
That being said, some shade was thrown at Benning's past and the apparent misplay by the Senators' management group. It's classic Twitter.
Some might call the move mythical in nature.
The locusts are upon us. Benning, trade winner.
— Travis Yost (@travisyost) February 27, 2017
Canucks fans reading Twitter today.
Jim Benning pic.twitter.com/RAlB5yOLnb
— Blue (@xBIuee) February 27, 2017
It was quite surprising though.
that feeling when you see that Jim Benning made a smart move pic.twitter.com/2fUQ1JN8P9
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) February 27, 2017
And maybe fans will have renewed faith in Benning.
surprised nobody is dishing out this gif for Benning yet #Canucks #Burrows pic.twitter.com/zOajo0rCyL
— Gord Locke (@Gordylocke) February 27, 2017
As for the Senators, it wasn't great value on their part.
I don’t know much about this Dahlen fella but if he has working limbs then it seems the Sens overpaid https://t.co/XgSTSYsull
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) February 27, 2017
Especially when considering who you were dealing with.
@Senators You lost a trade to Jim Benning
— Dark Mage Henry (@AriaOfTheStar) February 27, 2017
Sit in the corner pic.twitter.com/FTcIRugc80
The deal was bad. I know it, you know it, everyone knows it. It was yuge!
@Senators pic.twitter.com/Xf0wY6hw6U
— Kevin Matton (@KevinMatton) February 27, 2017
And, of course, no reaction piece is complete without it:
When you lose a trade to Jim Benning pic.twitter.com/oXRT4y5p4r
— TSN Joe Trudeau (@HellblazerVice) February 27, 2017
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