Kings News: Mike Futa staying with LA - Promoted to VP Hockey Operations

[TonySCV]

Per Bob McKenzie:

Scratch LA's Mike Futa as a candidate for any vacant NHL GM jobs, including VAN. Futa has a new deal/promotion to remain with the Kings.

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/464794335335415808

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[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[King RAZZ]

If he's on these boards...a big THANK YOU is in order here...

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

My guess, he'll be named Director of Hockey Operations.

 

[Reclamation Project]

This is fantastic!!!

 

[Whiskeypete]

thank god.....lock him up Deano. don't let that guy get away

 

[Bandit]

Hell yeah! Futastic!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I see the Futa, and it is bright.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Maybe Vancouver will get the message and start looking to other organizations...

 

[deeshamrock]

Great news...makes a cloudy, gloomy day a lot brighter. Good for the Kings to keep somebody that valuable right where he belongs.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Futa Matata!

 

[kovacro]

This.

In Futa we trust!

 

[King RAZZ]

Maybe Vancouver will get the message and start looking to other organizations...

Hey... They can have Blake...

 

[Fat Elvis]

Huge news. Good.

 

[DocWest]

Yes!!!!

 

[etherialone]

Like I have said over and over again and as recently as yesterday in other threads Futa will go nowhere and has been rumored for a couple of different jobs with the org.

He is absolutely a legend in the world of scouting and there was simply no way that DL would let him walk without going as far out of his way as possible to keep him happy/locked up for as long as possible.

This is just as big of a deal for our continued success as anything else in the world of hockey.

Simply said MFuta is the best in the game today at what he does.

He is also a great teacher and one hell of a human.

 

[CTKingsFan]

NICE!! Great job, Dean! Better yet... great job, Futa!

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

This is ****ing awesome news to get this morning!!!

Like I have said over and over again and as recently as yesterday in other threads Futa will go nowhere and has been rumored for a couple of different jobs with the org.

He is absolutely a legend in the world of scouting and there was simply no way that DL would let him walk without going as far out of his way as possible to keep him happy/locked up for as long as possible.

This is just as big of a deal for our continued success as anything else in the world of hockey.

Simply said MFuta is the best in the game today at what he does.

He is also a great teacher and one hell of a human.

 

[Telos]

The best news we could have possibly receive outside of winning a second cup. Incredibly important step to keeping our scouting and development system going. Great job DL.

 

[NikF]

I'm going to guess it's going to be a similar role to David Conte in NJ - VP of Hockey Operations and Director of Scouting

 

[BamBam1031]

Praise be, praise be.

Lifetime contracts for him and Deano!

 

[BamBam1031]

I see the Futa, and it is bright.

Wrong thread.

 

[kingsboy11]

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Way to call it TG! Awesome news.

 

[King'sPawn]

Might be something minor like Director of Amateur Scouting as opposed to Co-Director responsibilities with Yanetti