Speculation: The Team Presidency Discussion Thread

[Hemty]

Wow. EDM is so ****ed.

 

[Zombotron]

Sweet!

 

[Hemty]

Sweet!

I still can't believe Nicholson is employed by the Oilers after all the blunders they've had .

 

[Zombotron]

I still can't believe Nicholson is employed by the Oilers after all the blunders they've had .

Yeah, I guess he's going to ride that 2010 gold medal win for the rest of his working life

 

[F A N]

I still can't believe Nicholson is employed by the Oilers after all the blunders they've had .

It's usually the GM who loses his job over there, not the President/executive.

 

[JuniorNelson]

I suggest Kelly McCrimmon. Canucks need a forward thinker that can run the show.

 

[Seattle Totems]

Even if they keep picking consecutive Calder finalists?

Guess we better call Chiarelli then.

 

[ItsAllPartOfThePlan]

And 2 top 6 draft picks were completely blown, including one top 5 pick that was blatantly obvious. You do realize Benning wanted to draft Cody Glass and his scouts talked him into Pettersson?

First I'm hearing about this. Where did you get this info from?

Not that I'd put it past Benning though...

 

[DonnyNucker]

Congrats on the spontaneous bull****.

You don’t know what you are talking about.

Sure

 

[member 290103]

First I'm hearing about this. Where did you get this info from?

Not that I'd put it past Benning though...

The BenningBros have tried to silence it, but it came out nonetheless.

On an aside, anyone been to a website called Canucks Corner? It's full of BenningBros mocking this site and 1040 radio - it's a bizarre place. Interesting stuff.

 

[TruGr1t]

I suggest Kelly McCrimmon. Canucks need a forward thinker that can run the show.

It sounds like McCrimmon is likely headed to Seattle.

 

[Jay Cee]

GM’s are primarily responsible for first round picks. It’s not like Yzerman is scouting guys ranked 40-150 on their list

I don't really believe that to be true, even though it gets said around here a lot. It would be pretty silly to stick with your own gut feeling (which hasn't been working) in favor of the guys who are hitting home runs outside the first round for you.

I believe all drafting to be a collaborative process between management and scouting departments in all organizations from top to bottom.

 

[Fire Benning]

Wow. EDM is so ****ed.

LMAOOOOOOOO

 

[y2kcanucks]

The BenningBros have tried to silence it, but it came out nonetheless.

On an aside, anyone been to a website called Canucks Corner? It's full of BenningBros mocking this site and 1040 radio - it's a bizarre place. Interesting stuff.

That site also bans people if they talk out against Benning. It's a cesspool full of cave-man thinking where Brandon Sutter is a valued member of this team.

 

[GetFocht]

It sounds like McCrimmon is likely headed to Seattle.

If they get McCrimmon and Gillis, damn, it's going to be a treat watching them build that franchise.

 

[Peter10]

Wasnt Gillis going to pay Sundin some ginormous amount?

I havent heard anyone using the argument that he signed to a one year deal instead as the only reason to keep him though.

 

[member 290103]

If they get McCrimmon and Gillis, damn, it's going to be a treat watching them build that franchise.

How would that work? They have Nicholson. Nicholson is only looking for one GM.

 

[DonnyNucker]

If they get McCrimmon and Gillis, damn, it's going to be a treat watching them build that franchise.

What does Gillis know about building a franchise ?

 

[Labamba]

That site also bans people if they talk out against Benning. It's a cesspool full of cave-man thinking where Brandon Sutter is a valued member of this team.

Sounds like everyone on CDC.

 

[Tim Calhoun]

What does Gillis know about building a franchise ?

 

[GetFocht]

What does Gillis know about building a franchise ?

He's excellent at pushing good teams over the edge into cup contenders. He hasn't built a franchise yet but I bet he will formulate a logical plan and execute.

 

[DonnyNucker]

He's excellent at pushing good teams over the edge into cup contenders. He hasn't built a franchise yet but I bet he will formulate a logical plan and execute.

He took a good team and added a few depth pieces. ONCE. He then destroyed the team due to his paralysis and fear of “losing” trades. I doubt Seattle gives him a high profile job. Perhaps an advisory role

 

[DonnyNucker]

He didn’t build the 2011 canucks

 

[VanillaCoke]

He took a good team and added a few depth pieces. ONCE. He then destroyed the team due to his paralysis and fear of “losing” trades. I doubt Seattle gives him a high profile job. Perhaps an advisory role

Quoted for the inevitable.

 

[Hit the post]

He didn’t build the 2011 canucks

Rebuilt the blueline. Added complementary pieces elsewhere in the lineup. Failed to revamp the awful scouting department until it was too late (that was all on him).