Francis doesn't seem to have many new ideas. He seems intent on making Seattle Kraken into Seattle Hurricanes.
This would concern me as a Seattle fan, as the Hurricanes struggled to succeed for years with some of the crew he's hiring. Hope it works out better for you guys, and it just may.
This is a bit misleading. The current Canes (as well as a few other teams) have contributions because of the work Francis and his scouting staff.
Slavin, Pesce, Aho, Necas, Foegele, McGinn, Nedeljkovic, Bean, Geekie, Lorentz - all drafted, all playing significant roles in carolina.
Teravainen - Acquired via trade by Francis.
Then a lot of guys drafted by the Canes during that stretch were used in key trades.
Lindholm and Hanifin --> Hamilton
Nic Roy (current 3C for VGN), Luostarinen and Wallmark --> Trocheck
Kuokkanen (playing a top 9 role for NJ)
Fleury --> Hakanpaa
Francis had a few issues in Carolina.
1) He could never find a goalie
2) He was either unwilling or unable to pull off a trade of some of these assets to better the team BUT.....it's partly because of #3
3) He was GM under an owner that was unwilling to spend to add enough talent to the roster.
4) Bill Peters wasn't the right guy for the job.
I would not be concerned as a Seattle fan at all, because in the end, it was a lot of the work put in by Francis and his current staff that has made Carolina successful today and he won't have the same financial constraints he had in Carolina. Plus, he's a smart guy and will learn from any past mistakes.