GPNuck
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If Not Benning (Your GM Candidate)
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Yeah at least get someone who speaks the King's English and doesn't twitch a lot...
I would rather just get a guy whos good at his job. Dont really care if he can speak well if he can bring us a stanley cup.
I think its quite apparent they are family men now, and in consideration of how fast they went from pro hockey to marathoners, I have a feeling they are finished in any meaningful hockey capacity for the rest of their lives.
Gilman maybe as well (or just him)
Edit: And if Gillis is coming in, you can count on Crawford getting a AGM spot. Gillis liked the guy a lot and said he would always be the the first guy he d hire.
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The thing is, would Gilman want to come back? He was interviewed for the GM spot and lost it to Benning, and then was let go because he disagreed too much with Benning, particularly with the boneheaded Sbisa/Dorsett extensions. Seems like the well might be poisoned to an extent.
Gilman also wants to win the Cup as badly as anyone else, and Toronto gives him a better chance at that. I mean if he’s the GM or President then it’s still a promotion from AGM but still.
y2kcanucks
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GM's make a lot more money than AGM's. If Gillis is brought back as President I could see Gilman brought in as GM. Eric Crawford as AGM...sign me up for that! Plus, with Gillis back I could see us implementing the front office that he has talked about before, which will involve at least 3 other AGM's. We could grow from one of the thinnest front offices to one of the heaviest, assuming ownership will sign that cheque. And with Frankie out of the mix, it's possible.
Guess that would only work if Roberto replaces Francesco and he was offered a GM position.
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With the way Blueberries is spending, we’re not going to get the front office Gillis would want.
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I think that Courtnall will be hired as advisor (President) and get to evaluate everybody's jobs..(and the power to terminate them) ..and overall team direction..Benning might not be out of the door just yet
If Courtnall doesn't immediately tell Aqua to fire Jim then we are all screwed. Whoever defends Benning as a GM needs to be fired in to deep space. He crippled this team, there is no debate any more
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I just don't think he's going to walk in and start firing people on the spot...but who knows..?
Hmm, how did you get to this conclusion?
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So he is going to be a President without the title? And what happens if they get an actual President?
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They probably wont..seems to me they want to put someone in a position to evaluate..and give them the power to replace people in the organization.
If Courtnall is being consulted then Benning is as good as gone imo. No hockey person could look at this teams record without recommending new management imo.
From reports, it sounds like the rest of the Aquilini family have concerns with the direction of the team which impacts the financial future. Courtnall is being used as someone that the family trusts to give an objective review of what should happen next.
I’d be shocked if Benning lasts much longer.
From reports, it sounds like the rest of the Aquilini family have concerns with the direction of the team which impacts the financial future. Courtnall is being used as someone that the family trusts to give an objective review of what should happen next.
I’d be shocked if Benning lasts much longer.
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Even the Aquilinis are aware that consumer confidence is shot in this market. I don't think they can trot out the same leadership group and sell that to the fans
Yep. You can’t live in this city and not be aware that apathy has set in. That will hit the financial bottom line once fans are allowed back in.
Last season you could build off the playoff success and try to sell it as one of the young teams on the rise. This year you’ve got nothing to sell with Benning still in charge
It’s like that crappy restaurant where no one goes to it and then you see the sign ‘under new management’. That’s what Canuck fans need to have hope that things will be improving.
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I'm not convinced consumer confidence is ever completely shot in this town..Its the only major league team in the city..A 3 game win streak at the beginning of the season, and people would be out in droves with their credit cards ready to buy tickets.
I just have the feeling that Courtnall is going to evaluate first, then do what he's got to do....Changing over a front office is a pretty big deal..Coaches, scouts, trainers..everybody wants their own people.
Kind of like how Burke went into calgary, and started weeding out people.
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If the report is true that Courtnall provided an evaluation of the organization back in 2019 and Benning/Weisbrod ignored it, I don't see how he wouldn't fire them on the spot. You want everyone on the same page (and they deserve to be let go too).
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Approaching 1,000 so shutting this down. Further discussion can happen in the Management thread for the time being given all the rumors swirling at this time.
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