Samsonov out ... Woll in for game 4. Should be interesting to see how the kid performs with the pressure. Dubas' plan for Matt Murray surely didn't go as planned.
It's not that, I think it's more of this weird shitz:
https://twitter.com/KadyDane/status/1617036687682719746
https://twitter.com/FederalDust/status/1616719507531386880
BB is acting with class ... so I hope he might get another chance somewhere else ... if he wants to coach again. Time will reveal character and folly. BB demonstrating character ... Mgmt -> folly.
ONLY answer is that the owner said to applicant for President ... "We will not use the word 'rebuild' here in the Canucks organization, we can retool and try to get into the playoffs every year. Would you like the job?"
Jim Rutherford, 'How big is the salary and when do I start?'
I feel like a lot of people forget that you do not make it into the playoffs for a year or two with a long term vision ... in order to win the Cup. Eg. Colorado Avalanche.
C'mon, how can he not know? Even you and I knew ... he's a hockey man for umpteen years. You mean to tell me he didn't do his homework and look at the cap situation, information that is readily available on the internet ??!! What JR saw were the zeros that Aqualini was willing to put on a cheque to hire him as the Prez.
All I take away from that presser is that Canucks is run like a shitshow ... no plan, winging things, essentially, this mgmt team lost a year, lost their captain, lost a ton of cap space moving forward with their signing. SHITshow.
I'm seriously beginning to wonder about post-player Gretzky, looks like he signed onto that BetMGM betting conglomerate as an 'ambassador'. Fifth Estate recently did a piece on why there is so much promotion of gambling on TV lately. Ads are everywhere.