Confirmed with Link: Update: JD resigns to take NYR gig (John Davidson Leaving for NYR?)

[CBJWerenski8]

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[Columbus Jack]

AMAZING.

 

[KJ Dangler]

This would be great , as I’m convinced that JD was responsible for Torts , and the total opposite of the players Jarmo is and has acquired . Question then becomes , who would replace JD

 

[TaketheCannoli]

Would Jarmo go with him?

 

[Doggy]

Bill Zito is still with the club right? If Jarmo followed JD to NY I could see Zito getting promoted. He's pretty well respected.

Is Jarmo POHOP material are the POHOP and GM tracks separate tracks?

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Bill Zito is still with the club right? If Jarmo followed JD to NY I could see Zito getting promoted. He's pretty well respected.

Is Jarmo POHOP material are the POHOP and GM tracks separate tracks?

Doubt jarmo gives up his seat. I’m not sure they’d even replace JD if he left as the position was made for him.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Just throwing this out there. If JD does go to the Rangers, is that a bad thing?

I have nothing but good things to say about the man but we have stalled out from a development perspective having not been able to get past the first round and they may not be able to do that this year either. I don't know how much control he has over that part but I feel like the organization is ready to take the next step. Can he lead us any further than he already has?

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Would Jarmo go with him?

Rangers fan here - doubt it. Gorton is going to be given more rope to work with as GM (and he certainly deserves it IMO).

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Doubt jarmo gives up his seat. I’m not sure they’d even replace JD if he left as the position was made for him.

Then it goes back to Mike Priest being in charge. We've been there and done that. It didn't work.

 

[The Jones Zone]

He wants to be where Panarin is

 

[Doggy]

Just throwing this out there. If JD does go to the Rangers, is that a bad thing?

I have nothing but good things to say about the man but we have stalled out from a development perspective having not been able to get past the first round and they may not be able to do that this year either. I don't know how much control he has over that part but I feel like the organization is ready to take the next step. Can he lead us any further than he already has?

Sounds like how he left St Louis (not that they have done any better since he left). He brought respectability to the organization but cannot seem to get it over the hump.

 

[CBJ Tiffin]

Can his buddy Rimer go with him?

 

[CBJWerenski8]

McKenzie reports that JD is the leading candidate

 

[Viqsi]

Huh. Maybe we can get Ralph Krueger over here after all.

 

[DJA]

I'm fine with it, he has been a bit of an empty suit (albeit a well-respected one) here as of late. Don't hear much from him and he embarrassed himself during the Johansen saga. Don't think Jarmo would go running after him, GM jobs aren't just willingly given up for no reason. I'd be fine without ol' JD.

 

[Columbus Jack]

Brick by brick....until that offer from the Rangers comes along

 

[Jaxs]

Will be kind of sad if JD leaves. He did bring some stability when he was hired, but he does seem to have fulfilled his duty.

Maybe Mac Jr will give Jarmo full hockey ops decision making. Zito being in Jarmo's ear.

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

So if they lose all their UFAs and JD what does that say about the organization?

 

[Robert]

It's been a debate for years who calls the shots.... JD or Jarmo…. As long as Mike Priest keeps his ass out of the office I'm fine with JD leaving....

That said, JD did bring stability and honor to the organization..

 

[Robert]

So if they lose all their UFAs and JD what does that say about the organization?

Three playoff appearances in a row and a decent roster, the biggest issue will be goalie... Korpi can't carry the team imo… Jarmo will need a veteran goalie...

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Here’s McKenzie talking about it

 

[mikeyp24]

Really hope he stays. Him and Jarmo took Columbus from Pinocchio to a real boy... Stuff like this and maybe Torts going with some UFAs going...


This could be the beginning of the end for our team for a bit.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I'm fine with it, he has been a bit of an empty suit (albeit a well-respected one) here as of late. Don't hear much from him and he embarrassed himself during the Johansen saga. Don't think Jarmo would go running after him, GM jobs aren't just willingly given up for no reason. I'd be fine without ol' JD.

I do agree with the Johansen stuff, but I do think this is a tad harsh. I think he's been a wonderful pillar for the franchise. Not only with the turnaround on the ice but also with the reputation with the team as a whole. Yes, you still have stupid f***s on the mains who think Panarin hates it here, but by and large most people don't think of us like they used to. It started with his hands getting on the team, and I think he will be missed if he leaves. You don't hear much from the GM or president of any good team because they let the team do the talking, and usually when you hear from the manager its not a good thing (last we heard from Jarmo in an interview was when he said the team wasn't playing together. Not good) so that stuff doesn't really bother me. But yeah. the organization handled Johansen poorly.

 

[JacketsDavid]

That makes more sense with the all in at the trade deadline. He knew he could be leaving why worry about stocking the shelves, just push all in and if we win he looks great. If we don't leave the mess for someone else.

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

He would be leaving the team in better shap than he found it but it was at rock bottom when he took over.

Whether he stays or goes, the org needs to set the bar higher as just being respectable is no longer good enough. Given the deadline moves that were made, I think the bar is being set higher but now it's a matter of clearing that bar.