Speculation: Canucks next GM: The Hunt is on

[Angry Little Elf]

Some candidates:

George McPhee: currently president of hockey operations in Vegas

John Chayka: ?????

Chris McFarland: AGM Colorado

Eric Tulsky: AGM Carolina

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[EpochLink]

McPhee for POHO, McFarland or Tulsky for GM

 

[Vancouver_2010]

Bring Gillis back!

 

[Nuckles]

I'm down for Gillis-Gilman 2: Electric Boogaloo but I wouldn't be surprised if Gillis doesn't want to come back here

 

[Petey O]

McPhee or Gillis for President.

Gilman, McFarland or Tulsky for GM pls.

 

[brock hughes007]

Some candidates:

George McPhee: currently president of hockey operations in Vegas

John Chayka: ?????

Chris McFarland: AGM Colorado

Eric Tulsky: AGM Carolina

Want someone with experience,McPhee is the guy I think they are targeting..hence the wait...

 

[Tonystretcher]

Tulsky for GM with an experienced POHO would be fantastic.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Good job Aquaman, Canuck Nation was calling for this for over a year and you finally delivered.

 

[Luongos Knob]

Bring Gillis back!

 

[Vector]

I had started on a list a little while ago but it got me depressed. Here's how far I got.

Veterans:
Dale Tallon
Doug Disebrough
Peter Chiarelli
Jim Rutherford
Dean Lombardi

AGMs:
Brent Flahr (Flyers)
Stacey Roest (Lightning)
Lawrence Gilman (Maple Leafs)

Other Hockey Ops:
Mike Futa (Hurricanes consultant)
Mike Gillis (NHLPA)
Scott Melanby (free agent)
Marc Bergevin (free agent)

As you can see I didn't get very far and didn't do a lot of research. If I can free up time at work, I may do a comprehensive list with articles and note candidates expertise, experience, successes, failures, etc.

 

[alicia]

Gotta be Gillis for president, I mean we’ve all seen his leaked resume right? That’s what we need

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

Gotta be Gillis for president, I mean we’ve all seen his leaked resume right? That’s what we need

I would love that, and am also quite fine with George McPhee if that is why his name has been mentioned to watch.

 

[Jyrki]

I'd love to see Gilman graduate to a full GM. The question is, would he want to come back to an org that fired him and Gillis after missing the playoffs, then gave Benning a far longer leash despite failing catastrophically multiple times?

 

[GranvilleIsland]

New GM to OEL. "Do your elbow pads make you itchy?"

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I'd love to see Gilman graduate to a full GM. The question is, would he want to come back to an org that fired him and Gillis after missing the playoffs, then gave Benning a far longer leash despite failing catastrophically multiple times?

He would take the job in a heartbeat...I'd say that theres 0% chance he is hired as Canucks GM.

 

[Cancuks]

Gillis as President. I'm not sure about GM.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

While I am very inclined to go full on OBC for the coaching job (experience matters when dealing with a young core)..I take a different view with the GM..Other than McPhee on the OBC, there's a pretty shallow pool.

 

[LordBacon]

Trump for President

 

[Huggy]

Dont know how people can consider Gillis. Was never given a chance by the entire league.

He would apply for some hockey ops jobs if he wanted to be in the industry still.

Take off the rose coloured glasses.

 

[Grub]

Lets not bring something stale back, no to Gillis.

If George McPfee is available, Yes to him!

 

[Saturated Fats]

Chayka is interesting. Did he burn bridges with the whole Scouting-gate thing? He was once the golden boy, and I'm not sure if that's still the case after how he exited Arizona.

 

[Cornwallace]

I wouldn't mind giving Gillis another shot

Not sure I'd like to go down the first time GM route again though

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

JR for president
Gillman for GM

 

[overboard]

Quoting from the "ding dong the witch is dead" party thread:

What an absolutely crucial and long overdue step for this franchise.

Need to see who they hire for GM/POHO and what the vision is before they can start building back any semblance of trust—continuing to go all in to win in the next couple of years is a non starter to me. There needs to be a massive overhaul of this roster and personnel, not just the front office.

I echo this. I have ZERO trust in Francesco Aqualini. So...I will hold off on any celebrations until I see what happens with the new hires, and with changes to the roster.

I'm 90% certain that Frankie will look for someone that tells him they can be "a contender as soon as next year". I'm sure he will likely hang up the phone if he hears the word "retool". This owner has proven - time and time again - that he's an utter dolt and impatient in all the wrong ways.

I firmly believe Aquaman is a serial meddler, and is the single biggest issue with this team. I have no trust at all that he'll hire a POHO that will have the authority and sense to tell Frank to take a hike and stop sticking his ugly mug where it doesn't belong.

I also believe this whole "Sedin in management" fiasco was a grave mistake. They've cracked open a bizarre Pandora's Box there, and it's going to poison the negotiations with incoming people.

"Yes, yes, we want you to be the new captain of this ship! But...I should also mention: we've also already promised the twins - and the fans! - that they will assume the mantle of leadership as soon as they're ready. Sounds good doesn't it? Want the job?"

What a freaking mess.

_____

I sound pessimistic on a happy day, I know.

But I've been cutoff by most of my hockey-loving buddies because of the absolute toxic venom I have been spitting over this regime for the last 7 years.

So...yeah. I'm happy that this step's been taken - even if seven years too late.

But this is me now after being stuck in this horrible wilderness:

And this is me surveying the legendary damage they have done to my beloved team:

I know it feels good that Benning is gonzo.

But until I see what happens next - who these new hires are - I'm reserving *any* celebration.

There are still a million ways that Frank can keep this misery alive...stay tuned...

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Yeah.
Mike Gillis isn’t coming back. I think we need someone new and with a good reputation around the league. Gillis didn’t really have that.