No, he said, *"I think a lot of experienced NHL people, if given an opportunity to go into a scenario where Dave Tippett is going to have a significant portion of the power and where the general manager in full title and name is basically brand new to the National Hockey League, it’s going to take a specific individual to want to go into that situation kind of sandwiched between those two elements and try to find his role."
That was before they had even named Chayka as GM, so he seems to be on track, even though he didn't say, "Now they're going to do it the stupid way" like some other hockey minds.