Confirmed with Link: Wasserman agent Chris Armstrong joining front office

[RABBIT]

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[Summer Rose]

Fixed the embed for you!

 

[rt]

Hopefully this 100% kosher for BA and not an SEG Powerplay to insert an unwanted presence over BA in hockey Ops. The one thing that needs to be preserved is hockey ops.

 

[Kaizen]

He doesn't seem like a hockey ops guy. More on the business/marketing side.

 

[Mosby]

I am more curious about who Armstrong is watching in that Vancouver against Edmonton game.

 

[rt]

I am more curious about who Armstrong is watching in that Vancouver against Edmonton game.

Which Armstrong?

 

[RABBIT]

Which Armstrong?

Bof’ em

 

[Mosby]

Friedman/Marek says there is also the possibility of Ray Whitney joining the team in a hockey operations capacity.

 

[Llewzaher]

So is he going to be the XG of Utah?

 

[rt]

Friedman/Marek says there is also the possibility of Ray Whitney joining the team in a hockey operations capacity.

Man I hope this didn’t turn into SEG guys vs BA guys.

 

[RABBIT]

Hopefully this 100% kosher for BA and not an SEG Powerplay to insert an unwanted presence over BA in hockey Ops. The one thing that needs to be preserved is hockey ops.

So what you’re saying is - essentially - you hope Armstrong isn’t being strong-armed into hiring Armstrong & that this is just a strong move to arm Armstrong(s) with an army of strong staff members, correct?

 

[rt]

So what you’re saying is - essentially - you hope Armstrong isn’t being strong-armed into hiring Armstrong & that this is just a strong move to arm Armstrong(s) with an army of strong staff members, correct?

Yes.

 

[rt]

Man I hope this didn’t turn into SEG guys vs BA guys.

Here’s what I’m seeing on Ray Whitney’s EP staff profile:

BA and his staff is mostly guys who worked their way up from the bottom to the top by proving themselves worthy after each painstaking step over years and decades. Guy who had to grind for everything. And got only what they could earn through merit.

I worry if the culture of hockey ops is forcibly changed from the outside by a newcomer to hockey, it could have disastrous consequences.

If BA is expected to report to a guy who’s mostly in this position because he was a really good player and kept really good, strategic golfing buddies after retirement, that could be a big problem.

 

[Mangosteen]

Hopefully he's just really good at his position. Slow grinders are most often not well suited for leadership positions. Just trying to see the silver lining

 

[Mosby]

Don't forget Whitney currently works for Player Safety. Others like Brendan Shanahan and Rob Blake have previously worked in that office.

BA has talked many times about how in St. Louis there were lots of guys in the room to bounce ideas off of, like Al MacInnis, Larry Robinson, Keith Tkachuk, Marty Brodeur...

We sort of have that now, with John Ferguson and Larry Pleau ... and that's kind of it.

Hopefully that's what this is, where Ray Whitney is just one more voice in the room.

 

[rt]

Don't forget Whitney currently works for Player Safety. Others like Brendan Shanahan and Rob Blake have previously worked in that office.

BA has talked many times about how in St. Louis there were lots of guys in the room to bounce ideas off of, like Al MacInnis, Larry Robinson, Keith Tkachuk, Marty Brodeur...

We sort of have that now, with John Ferguson and Larry Pleau ... and that's kind of it.

Hopefully that's what this is, where Ray Whitney is just one more voice in the room.

I hope so. That sounds great.

 

[Llewzaher]

Here’s what I’m seeing on Ray Whitney’s EP staff profile:

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BA and his staff is mostly guys who worked their way up from the bottom to the top by proving themselves worthy after each painstaking step over years and decades. Guy who had to grind for everything. And got only what they could earn through merit.

I worry if the culture of hockey ops is forcibly changed from the outside by a newcomer to hockey, it could have disastrous consequences.

If BA is expected to report to a guy who’s mostly in this position because he was a really good player and kept really good, strategic golfing buddies after retirement, that could be a big problem.

I think in the hockey ops, BA is the guy , meaning if someone is hiring Whitney, it is likely BA..

As far as Armstrong that sounds like a SEG hiring

 

[Summer Rose]

It's official now.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

It's official now.

I'm not sure this bodes well for the team... but he can't be any worse than Meruelo Junior.

 

[DustyDangler]

Appears like more of a friend of Ryan hire than a qualified for the role hire. Add him to the list of people in Utah\AZ history who had critical jobs they did not merit. If he recognizes his primary mission is to stay out of Bill's way cool, anything else will be a fail.

 

[AZviaNJ]

I'm not sure this bodes well for the team... but he can't be any worse than Meruelo Junior.

In fairness, we haven’t seen the Utah social media campaigns or tee-shirt designs.

 

[TheLegend]

Appears like more of a friend of Ryan hire than a qualified for the role hire. Add him to the list of people in Utah\AZ history who had critical jobs they did not merit. If he recognizes his primary mission is to stay out of Bill's way cool, anything else will be a fail.

So..... you're saying the FOS era has begun??

 

[DustyDangler]

So..... you're saying the FOS era has begun??

FOG to FOM to FOS

 

[TheLegend]

 

[rt]

This scares me. A lot.

Bill Armstrong should be running the show. Period.