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  1. Rumor has it Barry Trotz didn't want to come here anyway. Heard that from the "The Moj" while driving home tonight. Promised to offer more details later in the show around 7:00. Can't remember who he was interviewing then. Not sure if he meant the Canucks specifically or just Canada in general. Might not have wanted to go from relative anonymity in Nashville to the fishbowl of Vancouver all in one move. Might have thought Washington was a happier medium. All a moot point now regardless
  2. I'll certainly agree there seems to be MUCH more to the "Torts" saga than first met the eye. Too bad, as I had really hoped he would give this stagnant core a deserved kick in the ass. Obviously all the other BS that went along with the "kick" is intolerable, and if true, certainly justifies the firing and then some. Rank him right up there with Mike Keenan and Bill LaForge for idiocy as well. On the better side, I'm sure his short tenure here will help Linden form certain opinions and ideas regarding the teams future direction as it is painfully obvious we need to change certain aspects of our core as well as how our core is motivated.
  3. Agreed! Linden, etal better fix our roster this summer (or at least start to) because the current Canucks are NOT capable of playing the hockey we are watching in this years playoffs, and our two goalies (really like Lack by the way) are not capable of putting on some of the goaltending shows we have seen either.
  4. Edler for sure. Kesler has stated he wants to remain a Canuck as well.
  5. Tell me what Linden can really change thanks to MG and his rather lengthy, NTC contracts? Couple that with the fact that players have already stated they won't waive their NTC anyways. Looks like we are stuck with what we have give or take a few rookies possibly making the team. IMHO we need a new top 6 for Line 1 and Line 2 as well as an Erhoff type to bolster our defence. Hard to get that when you only have 5.6 million to play with and the current players you might possibly might want to move don't want to move. No smiley face for that, as well as the fact that I have no doubt that we will all be back here at the same time next year discussing the same old, same old, with our tired, aging, stale core, that will have (again) told us that they still feel they can get back to playing the way they know how to play. As far as McLennan goes, that was just speculation in regards to him possibly being available after this years epic playoff collapse. A thought that was also shared by Farhan Lalji this morning on TSN. Hey who knows maybe Hitchcock might be available as well. I certainly take either or over Torts, but then when I started this thread both were still in the playoff hunt so their availability or the possibility thereof was a moot point.
  6. Could very well be, but if the core remains basically the same, even Scotty Bowman could not resurrect this team and I have a bad feeling we'll be rehashing this thread and having the same discussion this time next year. Hope I'm wrong.
  7. Horrible mistake by Linden. Wrong move by the Canucks organization in general. Justifies the actions (or in this case) the NON actions of our core group and bolsters the fact that they were right and all the coaches (and a good number of the fans) were wrong. It's obvious that Linden (and all of us) are stuck with this lazy ass core for the foreseeable future thanks to all of the ridiculous NTC's handed out by MG. Obvious the players aren't going to waive either. Guess we'll never really know the whole story about what Torts was promised by MG when he was hired. Too bad. Sad for Torts being thrown under the bus like he is. Looks like the same old, same old, for next season coupled with the fact that it looks like Linden will be hiring a new coach that is great in the regular season (McLennan) but can't for the life of him get his team past the first or second round of the playoffs. Oh. Sorry. He did get to the conference finals one year. Our Canucks beat him. Go Figure. No wonder I don't watch too much Canucks hockey anymore. So done with this core. More pond hockey and more "cycle the puck" in 2014-1015. Oh joy I can hardly wait.
  8. Might as well face it. Torts isn't going anywhere this summer. Pretty sure Aquilini isn't going to payout Gills (most likely already happened) buyout what ever (name X) player in the summer, AND payout Torts as well? Yes Aquilini does have a lot of money, but he didn't get it by being frivolous. Besides have you read the papers lately? Appears the Aquilinis have been on a bit of a property - business buying spree. Might not feel too comfortable paying out a coach that just might pay dividends for the team given the right mix of players. Also. GM's and coaches see to be dropping like flies this offseason with possibly more to come. If Benning is our man, and the Bruins do go deep into the playoffs, we might not see Benning until just before the draft. (mid June) Might not be very many decent coaching candidates even left by then. My money is on Torts starting the 2014-2015 season as the Canucks head coach albeit on a VERY, VERY short lease. Assistants, etc., may be different from last year depending on a number of factors.
  9. Now that we have that settled and you appear to be happy, maybe we can get back on topic?
  10. I wouldn't talk about lacking substance. What team do you really support by the way? :)
  11. I guess you fail to remember Mike Gillis' first news conference. Pretty much threw the whole team under the bus and stated point blank that we (at that time) weren't good enough to compete for the Stanley Cup. Flash forward 7 or so years (after our rise to almost winning it all, and the subsequent slide into oblivion) and Torts says the same thing (which is VERY true by the way) and you are crucifying him for it? Personally I found what Gillis had to say 7 years ago and what Torts had to say 2 weeks ago, VERY refreshing. Die hard Canucks fan by the way.
  12. How do you know Torts didn't collaborate with management (Gillis) and Gillis didn't or couldn't deliver on what was needed. Gillis got fired didn't he? As far as hiding out weakness (sorry but every team in the league has the Sedins "cycle" figured out) he did in fact try and hide our weaknesses by getting this team to play a style and adopt a philosophy that up until Torts was unseen with this club. Worked for the first half of the season and was exciting to watch.
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