Speculation: Canucks next GM: The Hunt is on

[82Ninety42011]

McPhee for POHO, McFarland or Tulsky for GM

Someone experienced to be President and someone younger but not green either sounds appealing to me as well. McFarlund and Tulsky seem like qualified individuals from what I've read. Most importantly whoever is hired to be President should have full autonomy. We can't have a meddling owner or there is no point in changing management if as alleged Aqua continues to interfere.

 

[Hammman]

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.

Chakra didn't burn the bridges, he Coquihalla'd them.

 

[Vector]

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.

Well he's been suspended by the NHL until December 31st of this year for the way he tried to leave the Coyotes for the Devils. I wouldn't be surprised if he's been quietly blacklisted.

 

[Nucker101]

Gillis isn't coming back.


Hell no to Chayka, how can anyone look at his work in Arizona and think "I want him running my team"???

My guess is some meh combination of Rutherford/Mellanby/Bergevin/Futa/R.Johnson (1 or 2 of these guys depending on whether or not they want a POHO)

But meh is sadly a massive upgrade coming from Benning/Weisbrod

I just hope it isn't Rutherford, he's a fossil. He's accomplished some great things, but he should just enjoy retirement.

We're not getting Tulsky or McFarland

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Would instantly take Gillis or Gilman back but that's not going to happen.

Hell f***ing yes to McPhee if he'd come here. Same about Tulsky.

Chayka...very, very hesitant.

 

[Peen]

There’s clearly a lot of talented young local minds that have been swooped around the league. It would be great if those guys were all brought here and given substantial roles.

 

[Cogburn]

Cogburn for POHO or GM. I like the way the guy thinks.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

People were keen on Benning before he came.

People wanted Dallas Eakins as a coach before.

I’m not vying for anyone and just going to reserve judgment based on their actions.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Stan Smyl will absolutely be trying his darned to get the interim removed

 

[elitepete]

I want absolutely nothing to do with McPhee, Rutherford, or Chayka. Garbage.

 

[elitepete]

Cogburn for POHO or GM. I like the way the guy thinks.

Can I be AGM?

 

[elitepete]

People were keen on Benning before he came.

People wanted Dallas Eakins as a coach before.

I’m not vying for anyone and just going to reserve judgment based on their actions.

This is part of why I’m not going to try to dig too deep into who I want. We won’t know how good the person is until they actually become GM and start making moves.

 

[RationalExpectations]

Please not Bergevin, happy he left MTL, would be a disappointment to get him in VAN...

 

[Spectrefire]

I doubt we'll see a hire till the offseason if the Aquillinis really want to do their due diligence with the front office hunt.

Most teams are not going to allow another team to talk to their AGMs or executives mid season.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

This is part of why I’m not going to try to dig too deep into who I want. We won’t know how good the person is until they actually become GM and start making moves.

Yeah and who knows how different one will be in different scenarios or what they have learnt since their last role.

for all we know Dave Nonis is worthy of an 80’s-esque montage of learning how to scout, draw up contracts, and break down analytics.

whoever it is should have a good eye for talent on the ice and in the office.

a big lol for hamstringing the new GM with the OEL contract when they could have had a fairly clean slate

 

[Grub]

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.

Agreed. Gillis had a really tough time making trades.

 

[forecheck]

Mcphee isnt going to leave Vegas for the Canucks situation - ...

Chayka - That experiment didn't go to well in Arizona - Unqualified

Bergeron may be an interesting fit - He is somebody who will be able to handle the media fire in Vancouver and if you look at his GM moves with Montreal - did a pretty good job .

Gilman - also a possibility

 

[2011 still hurts]

hoping for gilman ideally, as much as I still like gillis there's no way he'd be able to tolerate a meddling aqualini again and he might have a shorter leash this time around even if he's given complete autonomy. might make for a messy situation tbh, we all know how aqua is

george mcphee sounds nice cause you know he also wouldn't take shit from ownership

 

[2011 still hurts]

if you look at his GM moves with Montreal - did a pretty good job

hold up

 

[mattyboy]

Trump for President

Aren’t you tired of losing?

 

[Fatass]

Aren’t you tired of losing?

And the orange uniforms he’d insist when club wears.

 

[LordBacon]

Aren’t you tired of losing?

It’ll be entertaining at least

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Agreed. Gillis had a really tough time making trades.

what .. this isn’t accurate

 

[Uhmkay]

Mike Gillis for President.
Mcphee or Gillman for GM.

 

[brokenhole]

Watch it will be another ex Boston meatbag like Chia.