GetFocht
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Podcast (Audio) The White Whale - the Mike Gillis Interview
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There's a good one on Reddit:
its hilarious that benning has done almost 2x as many years as gillis.... wtf?
Nucker101
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casual fan influence plus ownership just being stubborn
what an enjoyable listen.
how anyone can dislike this guy is beyond me - there is an element of 'continued learning / learning from mistakes' in almost every point of discussion he makes.
how anyone can dislike this guy is beyond me - there is an element of 'continued learning / learning from mistakes' in almost every point of discussion he makes.
Oliewud
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Very dumb fans especially season ticket holders who were chanting Fire Gillis. Dummies.
You reap what you sow.
KingofSurrey
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Good old days when our club had an actual vision on the path to build a cup contender...... Now the club with a leadership vacuum is stuck in endless mediocrity....
Thanks for sharing! He's very well spoken, which is a bit contrasting to, ummm... the Canucks current guy. Love that he values analytics and the current science in sports! It's such an important aspect and lends great support to scouting, free agency and building a team. He appears to be quite progressive in his thinking. And his willingness to still "take a call" from the team is awesome
, seems like a pretty interesting person.
Bubbles
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Just listened to the whole thing. Not a lot of new information really. It really sounds like he wants more of a CEO type of job where he can conduct operations the way he wants. Which is why a lot of NHL teams have turned him down.
His best shot was Seattle where there was no structure at all, but they went OBC.
He's more than comfortable sitting in Vancouver, since he's in no rush. But that's not how things are in hockey. Fired GMs get scout jobs, or advisors, and stay in the game.
He did admit to not handling the media well.
His best shot was Seattle where there was no structure at all, but they went OBC.
He's more than comfortable sitting in Vancouver, since he's in no rush. But that's not how things are in hockey. Fired GMs get scout jobs, or advisors, and stay in the game.
He did admit to not handling the media well.
mathonwy
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I think the NHL is the wrong league for a big brain like Gilly.
NHL general management and critical thinking are like oil and water.
NHL general management and critical thinking are like oil and water.
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My impression of Gillis is that he lacks the people skills to lead an organization. He has a lot of progressive ideas and I think he'd be good as a consultant.
mathonwy
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Disagree.
He got the entire 2011 core signed for peanuts.
And the 2011 core are smart people. See Bieksa.
He's got people skills.
He just doesn't have yes man skills.
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Nucker101
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EpochLink
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Agreed, he can sit on his hands and knees waiting for the perfect opportunity to come along but he thinks he’s better than being a scout, advisor, etc
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historically, gillis is not a pundit. he only does media for a reason. last round was to try and get back into hockey with another team. that didn't work.
this time it looks like he is basically gunning for benning's job talking about what he would do if he had it.
to me that's very bad form in any business. i cannot imagine any other gm candidate openly musing about how he'd run another team where a guy still had a job.
i guess gillis thinks benning is still on thin ice. his last chance in hockey now seems to be that the aquafamily will turn to him if and when benning goes. it's not a bad gambit, as he has name recognition here and i think they will not be able to get anyone else in hockey who has options. so maybe they deserve each other.
this time it looks like he is basically gunning for benning's job talking about what he would do if he had it.
to me that's very bad form in any business. i cannot imagine any other gm candidate openly musing about how he'd run another team where a guy still had a job.
i guess gillis thinks benning is still on thin ice. his last chance in hockey now seems to be that the aquafamily will turn to him if and when benning goes. it's not a bad gambit, as he has name recognition here and i think they will not be able to get anyone else in hockey who has options. so maybe they deserve each other.
Bubbles
Die Hard for Bedard 2023
And that's why he's not getting any of these GM jobs out there, despite all the interviews.
He really did luck into the Canucks job where Frankie let him do anything, and gave him an unlimited budget. Ain't no team in the NHL is going to that now, with no revenue this year.
who cares. benning should be shot out of a cannon into space to make room for gillis. was a joke that he was ever even fired.
EpochLink
Canucks and Jets fan
Aquaman gave him his first NHL front office job, he hasn’t gotten any others since.
Reverend Mayhem
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Fired thanks in part to our very knowledgeable fanbase. I don't see how anyone can listen to him speak and say "this guy's schmuck". Some sad people out there I guess maybe like a GM that relates more to their own 'expertise' on hockey ops.
EpochLink
Canucks and Jets fan
If Gillis thinks he’s gonna get the GM job again in Vancouver, he may have some competition. There are some other candidates out there that are qualified and do have connections. Hell, Luongo is primed to being groomed for a GM job.
