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From a 2014 trade call. Pretty neat.
So do you think he's a pridham recommendation?
They worked together before?
From a 2014 trade call. Pretty neat.
Not even the insiders around here saw that coming. Interesting indeed.
This is like an announcement a day for the Leafs. I assume tomorrow we'll hear about who is taking over the Director of Scouting position?
I like what we got going on here.Was trying to find out more about the guy. This was a decent article from the Athletic a year ago about him.
Laurence Gilman eager to get back into NHL, but waiting for...
Sorry if it's blocked but here's a quote from the article.
"Along with fellow assistant GM Lorne Henning and director of player personnel Eric Crawford, Gilman was fired by the Canucks in July 2015. It marked the end of a seven-year run in which he proved instrumental in the handling of Vancouver’s salary cap, most notably during the club’s run to the Stanley Cup final in 2011.
Prior to his dismissal, Gilman forged a reputation as one of the league’s sharpest financial minds, though the “capologist” label is one he disliked. There was a certain pigeonholing that came along with it. While the perception often worked in his favor – folks around the league respected his ability to value players, negotiate contracts and navigate CBA complexities – it also limited the scope of his executive ability. He was pegged as a numbers guy, one banging on a calculator in a widowless room in the back office."
So another guy with the cap in mind, never played hockey and has been considered a numbers guy. He's also had pretty much every role you can imagine in a NHL front office before.
From a 2014 trade call. Pretty neat.
So do you think he's a pridham recommendation?
They worked together before?
Canucks fan here. He is absolutely loved in Vancouver. When Gillis was fired, a lot of us hoped he'd step into the GM role. Look at any poll on our forum for who the next GM should be, Gilman's still in the convo.
He's an extremely cerebral guy, integral to the 2011 run. He know's the CBA inside-out, which is why the league had him design the rules for the expansion draft himself. He always looks for areas they can exploit, it's how he was able to be a few million dollars over the cap when the 2011 playoffs rolled around to ice the best Canucks team in history. He created a cap structure that got players to buy in at smaller cap hits to build a better team. He was instrumental on the initial purchase and creation of our own farm team, which made it to the Calder Cup in it's second year with him as GM. He looked for every competitive edge, brought in sleep doctors due to our horrible travel schedule. Old, dumb talking heads made fun of it, but we don't have any of these things now and we're worse for it.
He does a weekly hit on the radio here on Wednesdays and he's a great listen. I'd try to find a clip more relevant to Leafs fan, but this is the first one I found and I'm in a rush to go to work:
Seems like the type of hire I expected. Unemployed for years, desperate to get back in the league and willing to work for a young GM with no reputation in the league.
The good thing is it sounds like he'll have Dubas' old role which means he'll have very little to no impact on the organization.
Unimpressive hire though.
Seems like the type of hire I expected. Unemployed for years, desperate to get back in the league and willing to work for a young GM with no reputation in the league.
The good thing is it sounds like he'll have Dubas' old role which means he'll have very little to no impact on the organization.
Unimpressive hire though.
How does "was hired by the league" translate to unemployed in any interpretation of the statement.Seems like the type of hire I expected. Unemployed for years, desperate to get back in the league and willing to work for a young GM with no reputation in the league.
The good thing is it sounds like he'll have Dubas' old role which means he'll have very little to no impact on the organization.
Unimpressive hire though.
How does "was hired by the league" translate to unemployed in any interpretation of the statement.
If only CyNick had been consulted for the right people to hire. Oh boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:faceplamSeems like the type of hire I expected. Unemployed for years, desperate to get back in the league and willing to work for a young GM with no reputation in the league.
The good thing is it sounds like he'll have Dubas' old role which means he'll have very little to no impact on the organization.
Unimpressive hire though.
Nice. Thanks for the quote.Was trying to find out more about the guy. This was a decent article from the Athletic a year ago about him.
Laurence Gilman eager to get back into NHL, but waiting for...
Sorry if it's blocked but here's a quote from the article.
"Along with fellow assistant GM Lorne Henning and director of player personnel Eric Crawford, Gilman was fired by the Canucks in July 2015. It marked the end of a seven-year run in which he proved instrumental in the handling of Vancouver’s salary cap, most notably during the club’s run to the Stanley Cup final in 2011.
Prior to his dismissal, Gilman forged a reputation as one of the league’s sharpest financial minds, though the “capologist” label is one he disliked. There was a certain pigeonholing that came along with it. While the perception often worked in his favor – folks around the league respected his ability to value players, negotiate contracts and navigate CBA complexities – it also limited the scope of his executive ability. He was pegged as a numbers guy, one banging on a calculator in a widowless room in the back office."
So another guy with the cap in mind, never played hockey and has been considered a numbers guy. He's also had pretty much every role you can imagine in a NHL front office before.
Very intriguing, I had no idea Gilman was involved with the expansion draft. The following quote from McPhee in the Athletic article leaves me very optimistic about this hiring.
“Laurence was instrumental in the development of our strategy,” McPhee told The Athletic. “He emphasized the value of our leverage, and how to use it to maximize a harvest of players, prospects, and draft picks.”
It's almost like he wants us to do the research for him while he makes assumptions.:faceplam
Please tell us more about this person you've never heard of.