If you can dig up the post it would be appreciated. Regardless, there's a difference between "thinking he landed a big fish" and "thinking he landed a Dman who would have been contending for the Norris the past 2 years if he was playing out east."
Like I said, what he did think was that he was getting a #1 matchup Dman. Obviously Hughes is our #1 Dman but OEL certainly played the part of matchup Dman and fared pretty well last season. Even Myers was arguably worth his salary last season alongside OEL.
Pumpkin patch-JT Miller story is a lie.
The use of Jonathan Frakes from Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction is on point. Sometimes Canucks twitter has gold.
Pumpkin patch-JT Miller story is a lie.
I remember all the comments dating back to February. "But Rutherford would have never taken the job to be bossed around."
Aquilini is still heavily involved. There's no doubting this. He feels like he built this core and got extremely attached to it. Benning was the worst GM in Canuck history but he was certainly a puppet to the owner who has completely gone off the rails since the mid-point of the Gillis era.
Aquilini hired the guys that would listen to him. The process was a total gongshow as he hired the coach before hiring any president or GM.
Was pretty wild to hear that Rutherford didn't initially know that Boudreau had a multi year contract.
The management team needs to NUT up right NOW. Sure mistakes and miscalculations happened this summer and perhaps shitty offers were all that we came across but now is the time for ruthless leadership. They can make up for their shit summer right now with a cold hearted and cunning plan.
At the time an old dog like Rutherford was seen as safe because he wouldn't feel compelled to bend to Aquilini. In hindsight, a guy who has no need to build a legacy and is happy just to collect a paycheck... maybe that wasn't the best match with an know-nothing-know-it-all owner. Why does he need to raise a stink?I remember all the comments dating back to February. "But Rutherford would have never taken the job to be bossed around."
Aquilini is still heavily involved. There's no doubting this. He feels like he built this core and got extremely attached to it. Benning was the worst GM in Canuck history but he was certainly a puppet to the owner who has completely gone off the rails since the mid-point of the Gillis era.
Aquilini hired the guys that would listen to him. The process was a total gongshow as he hired the coach before hiring any president or GM.
I still laugh thinking they sat around had a meeting and at the end of it they decided giving Miller 8 years made sense
I still laugh thinking they sat around had a meeting and at the end of it they decided giving Miller 8 years made sense
That contract aged like a turd made of shit, and it has not even started yet...
EDIT: btw, any spicy tweets from Aquaman himself?
"What a game! You have to admire the focus and determination to battle through adversity! Unlike my farm workers or children."He's been MIA on Twitter since giving condolences when Stan's wife passed.
But you better believe he's got a tweet on deck for when the team first wins.