Gillis vs Torts vs both

[thom]

Right your not Toronto-meaning if you rebulid you will have thousands of empty seats.Toronto sells out win or lose that is a big difference between cities

 

[Rex Banner]

Right your not Toronto-meaning if you rebulid you will have thousands of empty seats.Toronto sells out win or lose that is a big difference between cities

If the goal is to fill the seats, then drop the prices. No one wants to pay $150 for a seat to watch an old slow team struggle.

 

[Yossarian54]

This graph sums up my feelings for Carlyle

Agreed.

Here is another

https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/451003911113932800/photo/1

 

[polarbearcub]

Right your not Toronto-meaning if you rebulid you will have thousands of empty seats.Toronto sells out win or lose that is a big difference between cities

And that's why they can't rebuild the right way. Like Edmonton.

 

[Yossarian54]

i'm less worried about losing gillis than i am about what comes after him. he's proven to be very forward thinking and pro-active in enabling this team to win; from sleep science and analytics to having lawrence gilman onside as a hardworking cap guru. tortorella may not be right as a coach, but he's obviously honest, and i believe him when he says that gillis leaves no stone unturned when it comes to giving the canucks an advantage.

i also think gillis treats his players right and has cultivated a very unique value-set in his player selections, and in the guys he's retained; it's an intelligent, professional, often family-centred group that has done guys like kassian wonders. that might not tangibly lead to wins, but it does make me proud of the canucks as a part of the community - and as the club that represents vancouver.

i don't really know if that's easy to replace. i don't know if the priority will be to replace those things specifically. that's why i'm scared - there are a lot of backwards minds in the hockey world, and if we stumble into one of them we may lose our respect as well as our entertainment.

I agree with all of this. If Gillis does go, the best case scenario I see is him moving to President of Hockey Ops only and Gilman assuming the GM position.

 

[hockeytalk21]

They need to bring in a new GM that had no ties to the team if they want a fresh rebuild. I'm unsure about Torts as I don't know if he's lost the confidence of the players. If he has, you gotta let him go, if not keep him.

 

[Yossarian54]

And that's why they can't rebuild the right way. Like Edmonton.

I question the idea that Edmonton is the right way to rebuild.

 

[MrShift4]

Torts for sure
Gillis on a very short leash

 

[PhilMick]

Both. Living in a rival city makes it very clear, this team has become a laughingstock.

 

[polarbearcub]

I question the idea that Edmonton is the right way to rebuild.

Probably didn't phrase it correctly... I'm saying edmonton is not the right way to build. And one of the reasons it hasn't been built correctly is that fans keep filling the arena regardless is the garbage product.

 

[MrShift4]

Both. Living in a rival city makes it very clear, this team has become a laughingstock.

Yeah, but look how much the Canucks had to dumb it down to make Calgary a rival again.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Pretty sure 1040 was saying the Canucks will be making a major announcement about their future this afternoon. Did anyone else hear this?

 

[polarbearcub]

I think this shake up has been in the works for a while. Wonder if they bring in a former player

 

[Rotting Corpse*]

They're saying on tsn that changes will be soon. Not fooling around.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Gotta think if someone is getting fired today that it's Gillis.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Calling it right now.

If Gillis is fired, this team will be even worse in the future.

The Aquilinis will either hire some Dinosaur or someone completely unqualified for the job.

 

[Rotting Corpse*]

The attitude towards Gillis from fans is a weird one. This stretch under Gillis has been the greatest in franchise history. He's made mistakes and I'm not going to cry if he's fired, but the fans calling for his head actually sickens me a little.

As for torts. Yeah, **** that guy.

 

[Rex Banner]

I can't wait for out new Italian GM.

 

[tiny103]

for some reason i was udner the impresion that Carlyle had a hand in developing some of our players like Kesler and Burrows in manitoba?

not advocating for him, but hes got a good history developing our prospects before and we are going to get younger probably relatively soon..

 

[Rotting Corpse*]

Calling it right now.

If Gillis is fired, this team will be even worse in the future.

The Aquilinis will either hire some Dinosaur or someone completely unqualified for the job.

If Gillis and torts get fired, they're not going to want to spend a lot on a replacement. My guess is that Gilman is promoted.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

If Gillis and torts get fired, they're not going to want to spend a lot on a replacement. My guess is that Gilman is promoted.

My guess is someone within the family.

Based on previous hirings, maybe a Mario or Luigi.

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

both need to go, but i'll be giddy if michael d. gets fired today

 

[polarbearcub]

For the first time in a long time in scared for this team... This ownership group is meddling and irrational.

 

[jimmythescot]

For the first time in a long time in scared for this team... This ownership group is meddling and irrational.

So....they're just like us?

 

[PhilMick]

Yeah, but look how much the Canucks had to dumb it down to make Calgary a rival again.

It's so cute, they think they're competitive again!

Do you listen to the Fan 960 much?