Gorton -Columbus?
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Canadienna
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Dreger brought it up first when Jarmo got fired, then Friedman and Marek on their pod.
We were told that this will be a two-headed leadership group, but I always felt like someone was going to feel overshadowed.
There was rumblings that Gorton wasn't happy a while back, but they never went anywhere and i think some insiders denied them. But now with this, I kind of feel like this info doesn't get out/CBJ doesn't ask unless Gorton isn't thrilled with his spot.
I could totally be reading too much into this, but it's starting to feel like Gorton leaving in the short-medium term is a thing.
We were told that this will be a two-headed leadership group, but I always felt like someone was going to feel overshadowed.
There was rumblings that Gorton wasn't happy a while back, but they never went anywhere and i think some insiders denied them. But now with this, I kind of feel like this info doesn't get out/CBJ doesn't ask unless Gorton isn't thrilled with his spot.
I could totally be reading too much into this, but it's starting to feel like Gorton leaving in the short-medium term is a thing.
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sampollock
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The Jackets are what, 4-5 seasons behind the habs in a rebuild...............and some of their guys are going to want out sooner than later.
Thinking he will want to stay and see this through......Hughes/Gorton are a good tandem.
Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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This is a few days old and likely discussed in the management thread...
Not everything needs it's own thread.
Not everything needs it's own thread.
The Real Timo
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He’s Hughes’ boss and has final say on the big decisions, including trades, high draft picks, etc. So pretty much like Shanahan in TO. And like Shanahan, he gets to “hide” behind the “public” GM and not have to talk to the media. So best of all worlds. He’s not getting $6 million a year to just surf the Internet all day.
26Mats
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I doubt there is much to this as Gorton only been here little more than 2 years. Takes 5 years minimum to do rebuild.
I'm surprised this didn't surface earlier; in fact, I heard about it for the first time last night from my ex (yes, we talk hockey). Now I have to text her she was right (she's been waiting three years to hear that!).
I don't see a professional upside in leaving one of the league's top orgs for Columbus. Gorton would not only be moving to a lesser organization, he'd move even further away from a Cup, given the poor state of Columbus' roster. Professionally, Montreal to Columbus is a demotion.
The caveats are this could be personal: he's unhappy with his role here; he doesn't gel with Hughes; he has family reasons to prefer a US team.
Hopefully the above means the issue is resolved.
Anything is possible but the fact that Gorton hired Hughes and MSL to rebuild this team I doubt he would walk away this early. The legacy he can build if he brings back the Habs to greatness is something I think is important to him.
26Mats
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On the one hand, you worry he wants to run the show more than he could as part of a duo. On the other hand, he seems like someone who values people who are good at their jobs giving him ideas and doing good work for him, for example in trade negotiations.
Good leaders remove ego from the equation and he seems like a good leader
The guy has leadership written all over him...............and he lets Hughes handle the day to day is full on proof. Together, it seems like a very smart tandem. A manager, and an agent combined with both brains wanting to build a team.
