Confirmed with Link: Francis out as GM - Don Waddell named GM 5/8/18

[Bub]

We have been doing the "be more like Blackhawks" for a while now.

Doesn't seem to be working.

Or...are the Blackhawks doing a "be more like Carolina" thing? Since both are likely out of the playoffs, it's hard to tell.

 

[WhiteTrashAmerican]

We have been doing the "be more like Blackhawks" for a while now.

Doesn't seem to be working.

We are missing that whole tank for years and grab 2+ elite talents. Yes Toews has fallen off, but the difference in top 3 picks to top 10 picks can be pretty crazy in some draft classes

 

[My Special Purpose]

I nominate Sarah Darling.

She seems to have some ideas on things we could be doing better.

Are we 100% sure she *hasn't* been running the Canes this past year? It would explain a lot.

 

[Stickpucker]

I nominate Sarah Darling.

She seems to have some ideas on things we could be doing better.

She could surely find us many a goal scorer

 

[bluedevil58]

She is like in her own little world. After reading her tweets I am confident that she isn't married and is definitely single and I think we all know why. Has nothing to do with looks either.

 

[Negan4Coach]

Isn't "Agile" all the rage now? Or has that been usurped by the next big thing?

IDK, but that remonds me I have to renew my dumb PMP certification even though I never use it.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I feel like the people on this board are as obsessed with her as they claim her to be about her brother.

 

[Ole Gil]

I feel like the people on this board are as obsessed with her as they claim her to be about her brother.

She is the Derek Ryan of fans.

"She criticized the broadcast team! Outrageous! I mean, calling Tripp trash, and saying he's stupid and should be fired at least 5 times in every GDT is okay, but to say something negative about John and Tripp, and on the internet of all places!?!?!?" *swoons and faints to the couch with arm across brow*

 

[Jumptheshark]

as an outsider it concerns me if the owners has a win now mentality and has a gm that does something stupid like what Vancouver did in the 80's with Neely and a first for Barry Pederson

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Here we go.

 

[tarheelhockey]

She is the Derek Ryan of fans.

"She criticized the broadcast team! Outrageous! I mean, calling Tripp trash, and saying he's stupid and should be fired at least 5 times in every GDT is okay, but to say something negative about John and Tripp, and on the internet of all places!?!?!?" *swoons and faints to the couch with arm across brow*

You have to admit, it's bat **** crazy for a player to have a family member routinely trashing the organization, including individuals by name, on social media. Especially when said player is absolutely terrible and on an albatross contract.

Every now and then we see an NHL family member make an inadvisable comment in public, but I can't think of another quite like this.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Futa's career history (see Team Staff History below his player stats):
Michael Futa

 

[DaveG]

Lack's dad said some pretty inadvisable stuff on Twitter but she takes it to the next level.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Here we go.

That's not a bad start. I mentioned him in the firing thread as being one of the highly touted next GMs and having been in a successful organization. Hopefully we try for more solid candidates like this.

 

[MinJaBen]

From Hockey Wilderness article in December:

Mike Futa- Futa is currently the Assistant Manager of the Kings. He’s been with the Kings for about 10 years as a Director of Amateur Scouting, Director of Player Personnel, VP of Hockey Operations. He was with Lombardi and promoted by Blake. He also has Juniors front office experience. His playing career was in Denmark and Germany. In the front office, he has worked at some level from Assistant Coach all the way up to Assistant GM, so he knows every position on a team front office. One thing to keep in mind is that the Kings have had some pretty nice prospects come along, have won 2 recent Cups, and Futa is a part of that. He was also up for the Buffalo job last year.

 

[Lempo]

 

[Canes]

I look at his record of drafting while he was the director of amateur scouting and I'm not too impressed... obviously that's only one part of being a GM though.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

LA fans don't seem eager to let him go. So that could be a good sign.

Of course, Vancouver fans were near suicidal to lose Lack, and Chicago fans weren't happy to lose Darling, so...

 

[MinJaBen]

I look at his record of drafting while he was the director of amateur scouting and I'm not too impressed... obviously that's only one part of being a GM though.

The LA fans love him, so that is good. I'm hoping we can grab BriseBois myself and hope that some of that Yzerman drafting magic has rubbed off on him.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I look at his record of drafting while he was the director of amateur scouting and I'm not too impressed... obviously that's only one part of being a GM though.

If the articles we've read are accurate, not under Dundon it isn't. He said he wants the GM to focus on relationships with other teams, signings, trades and not on the drafting...leave Europe and the draft to the scouts. Clearly the GM will have a say, but in the model I'm seeing in those articles, it's not his main role.

 

[A Star is Burns]

The LA fans love him, so that is good. I'm hoping we can grab BriseBois myself and hope that some of that Yzerman drafting magic has rubbed off on him.

Yeah, he's been my number 1, slightly informed, pick as well.

 

[CandyCanes]

Here we go.

Reading through the comments on that tweet, many LA fans seem upset about the possibility of him leaving. That's always a good sign I guess.

Like I know for a fact that I could care less if someone wanted to hire Velucci as our GM

 

[Unsustainable]

Glad we are looking outside of the organization

 

[MinJaBen]

If the articles we've read are accurate, not under Dundon it isn't. He said he wants the GM to focus on relationships with other teams, signings, trades and not on the drafting...leave Europe and the draft to the scouts. Clearly the GM will have a say, but in the model I'm seeing in those articles, it's not his main role.

This scares me more than a little. If the GM's role in this new structure is not very involved with the drafting of talent, then I can see a situation where he doesn't see picks as anything but currency for doing his job which is bringing in players to the team from other organizations. Taken to the extreme, that would bring us back to the JR days of trading too many of them away for quick fixes.

 

[Canes]

If the articles we've read are accurate, not under Dundon it isn't. He said he wants the GM to focus on relationships with other teams, signings, trades and not on the drafting...leave Europe and the draft to the scouts. Clearly the GM will have a say, but in the model I'm seeing in those articles, it's not his main role.

Yeah I read that Yzerman is pretty much hands off with the draft so I wouldn't mind that with our new GM as long as he can manage the NHL roster more efficiently than Francis did.