Tearloch7 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Well, Chris Tanev, Aaron Rome and Andrew Alberts were no better than Mitchell. They lost the finals on the backend. Gillis' failure to address DEFENSE was evident. And then he went out and added more soft forwards. I think your arguments do not add much to the discussion. And do any of these 3 make over the $1.5M Willie was offered? .. you are talking in circles to no real point other than you have a soft spot for Willie .. Willie has a soft spot too .. its between his ears .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Bring Back the Minus's!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werallcanucks Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 ya your right...he hasnt done anything spectacular...hes only built one of the most balanced teams in the NHL, drafted some great talent (hodgson, Connauton, Tanev, Schrieder,) to give us a great future, and our team is a Stanley Cup contender. What more do you want out of a GM... Sure hes made some head scratching moves. But who hasnt. The Sundin signing may not have been as affective on the score board, but he helped and guided the twins into the players they are today. And thats coming directly from the twins. We can bitch all we want about the Luongo contract. but i see a great goalie in net thats gonna give us a solid chance to win every night thats only costing the team 5.3 million every year. The way good goalies are being paid right now...i say thats a hell of a deal. I also believe it was MG that signed Burrows to a 2 mil 4 year deal. WHAT WAS HE THINKING. Im just gonna end this here because i dont feel like going on and on and on, because i could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd71 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Gilis is like all GMs. Gets too much credit for when things are going well and when things are going wrong he will get too much blame. He's made some great moves and some bad moves. He inherited a great core and has done a pretty good job building around them. I think giving credit for picks like Hodgson is a little much though. Who else was he going to take? The reality of picking low is that you don't really have much choice. A guy gets slotted in and you take him. Is the guy who drafted Crosby a genius? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Kyle Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck luck Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 or Max... or Higgy. I guess we shouldn't look at players that he re-signed...or for that matter, lets not even consider how he changed the whole image of the team? There was a time that Vancouver was not known to be a choice destination for players... All of his minor adjustments, excluding player moves, might not mean a lot on a individual basis, but when you combine them all together, it makes a formidable difference. One that means nothing to you and me...but it has meant the difference for players that benefit from them. What about the Canucks record BEFORE and AFTER his arrival? I wouldn't consider acquiring Ballard a bad thing... don't forget that he was a coveted player in the offseason and EVERY GM wanted him. I give him credit to be able to sign him before the other GM's...only proves he's got some skills as GM. I think that he hasn't been used the proper way...right side, pp, partners, lines, etc...... I don't fault MG for this. How can you consider Booth a failure??? That is what makes your points ridiculous! Do you not remember how this all came about? Granted that Sturm was a failure...but at least he was able to recognize this and didn't hesitate to move him. We lost an often injured Sammy that has been on a steady decline that was becoming a FA, I love Sammy and hated to see him go, but I have to say that Booth is a pretty good rebound. Not only this...but Reinprecht is lighting it up on the Wolves and the only reason we haven't seen him on the Nucks is because of the cap, come playoffs, we will see how lopsided this trade really was when we can play Reinprecht. We are a better team with JUST Booth in the lineup than we were without him. MG just acquired a top 6 PF and still kept the rest of the team intact....how is this a fail? Oh... and we got a 3rd round. sorry...I know there's no paragraphs, I had them initially...and I tried to edit them in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay86 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I think that MG deserves more credit that he has received for not doing too much with the team when he took over. Remember this was before the sedins had their crazy breakout years. Many GM's would have come into an organization and wanted to shake things up a little bit. He took a slow and steady approach, evaluated his players, improved the facilities and staff surrounding the team. I think that he has done a damn fine job so far, and i think he is targeting this year, and the next two, two really gol for it. If the canucks dont have a cup in the next two years folling this season......we wont....for another 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody9 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 WOW! Did you think about what you wrote before you wrote it? Highly doubt that. I read some of the comments but not all. What about our #9, our future CAPTAIN. CODY! CODY! CODY! And who drafted him? God Bless Mike Gillis for CODY. Who signed BURR, at a steal for 4 years at $2 million per year? THANK U MG. Lou has become unbelievably humble, sticking up for the guys even when they don't really deserve to be stuck up for, non commenting about Thomas, and playing much better. REMEMBER that groin pull in that day game in Pitsburgh - that is what has changed his game. NOT being over used in Florida. Get over it and check your RATING list before you call someone over rated. We will win a CUP with MG at the helm and he will be he for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Mitchell averaged 72 games in the 3 years before the concussion year, so I don't see how he wasn't reliable. That's a pretty good number for a defensive d who plays a physical game. One concussion and you treat him like sh*t? That's not a good move. The Canucks made an average of $2-3mil cash per playoff home game. Sources say that they made 40-50mil in playoff receipts alone last year. If they were concerned about the cap, they would've been able to bury his contract in the AHL. It would've been a good insurance policy. Yes, up until that Malkin hit, Mitchell was as reliable as it gets. But going into that summer even Willie Mitchell didn't know if he was able to play. Even after he signed with LA he wasn't 100% certain. Yes, you can always bury players in the minors but it doesn't look good on teams that do that. You can't just sign and trade draft picks for every potential defensemen out there then bury any players in the minors that don't make the cut after the dust settles. Legitmate, everyday NHL defensemen wouldn't put up with that and then not sign here if that was the case. You can do that with Alberts, Romes, and Sulzers of the world because that's there roll (6-8 NHL dmen). The problem with the Canucks is they have 1 or 2 too many Alberts/Rome/Suzler on the team and could use at least 1 more legitimate 4-6 NHL defensemen (and perhaps an upgrade to Ballard but I'm not going to get greedy). Yes, Mitchell falls in that category now, but at the time the Canucks had to make the decision and his health was just too big of a question mark. In sports, hindsight is always 20/20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 If I remember correctly, Mitchell was not yet healthy at the time Gillis acquired Ballard - and Gillis wasn't comfortable waiting (concussions are unpredictable). Gillis was in a tough position - and Ballard looked like a seriously good fit at the time. Ironically, Mario Lemieux is one of the most over-rated players of all time. It is always easy to look back 5 years later and assess moves. Who could have predicted that Sundin would be such a disappointment - the guy always showed up in Toronto. Yes, Burke has assembled a good core - but you need more than a core, and things change quickly in the NHL - Gillis has made lots of excellent moves to more than make up for a few questionable ones, and has done a great job of retaining the core... the proof is in the results. Forgetting half the players on the team and complaining about Luongo's contract is not the greatest argument. Luongo's contract is far from immovable - if he were available, a number of teams would line up with offers, especially given his bargain cap-hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skadoosh Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Some people just love to whine. Eventually they grow up and realize that whining makes them look foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kassassin Train Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 This guy is grossly overrated. He has come up with bad contracts after bad contracts. Overpaying Ballard, Booth, Sundin (thank goodness he did not take the 2-year $20mil contract), Demitra (RIP), and Luongo. These are good players, but definitely not at the salary that they are making. Now they are really stuck with Luongo, an older goalie with more and more mileage. This guy was overused in Florida, and you just don't see him playing at the same level 2 or 3 years down the road. This situation has caused the whole Schneider thing. Schneider looks like a young solid number one that could carry the Canucks into the next decade. He has solid moves, unlike the Sieve Cloutier. He's a calming presence. Because of the no-trade clause to Luongo, Schneider has to be moved. People defend Gillis and say that he had got the Canucks into the finals. The main pieces, i.e. Kesler, Sedins, Edler, Bieksa, Salo, Burrows were all pieces from the past regimes. The only guy that Gillis could truly claim to be a valuable asset was ehrhoff. Gillis is really sacrifing the future of the team for immediate gains. It's really sad to see. Uhhh sacrificing the future? Yeps you're right that's why we have Hodgson, Schroeder, Rodin, Connauton all developing to be great players in the coming years. What about Sauve? That right there is a complete line. Are you high? If the Canucks LOSE faith in Luongo they can buy him out, the Aquallinis have shown that they are willing to spend to keep players in the minors. Gillis hasn't done anything? Booth has 18 points in 26 games here. We got him for nothing. I'm willing to bet that Booth will outproduce Raymond for the next 5 years. You disgrace the name Lemieux. When you have some validity to your post or substance then post again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsy Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Favored, Imperfect General Manager = Grossly Overrated. Therefore, they should fire Mike Gillis and Ken Holland. I choose to fire the OP instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y0shi Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Today is the one year anniversary of Scott Gomez' last goal. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=432312 http://didgomezscore.com/ http://www.celebrations-gomez.com/en/ So what were you saying about Ballard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I think someone was at the front of the line when they handed out the stupid pills. We have resigned players at below market value, re-stocked a horrifically depleted farm system and become one of the league's elite teams. The team culture has changed. We expect to win rather than hope to compete. All of this has occurred under Gillis and Vigneault's watch, the development of Kesler, Burrows, the Sedins' rise to Super stardom. What more do you want? Has every move worked out? No, but we continue to compete at the top level. Your argument seems to be mostly focused on Willie Mitchell. I liked Mitchell as well but he was grossly overrated by much of this fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort55 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The biggest change that has happened under the Gillis regime is going to be the success of players in our system. Gillis has been able to assemble a team that is solid from top to bottom. This means that there are no free-be line spots and determination to make this team and the drive to want to play every night is creating better players. Look at Cody Hodgson, this guy is going to be a star but I think it's because he didn't get it handed to him. If the team was lacking skill Cody probably would have come a long been great at times but sort of shied off at times when he realized he was a lock to play on the team (not that he's that kind of guy, just that's a natural thing to happen). I think we are going to see a lot of our prospects follow the same route Cody has, as long as this team stays solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 You do better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Doggin' Gillis?!? Yer' nuts, bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tvinz Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Luo's cap hit isnt bad at all, and as for the contract length.. who cares? Its front loaded, and in the last years only pays 1mil.. When that happens, Its not like they're forced to keep him in the line-up.. and do you really think this organization can't afford to pay 1mil/year for 3-4years in retirement? crap, We have a 2mil contract sitting in the AHL. For that matter, in the last years of his contract, when Luo's in his Tim Thomas aged years, lots of teams that cant make their Cap are going to drool over a prize like Luongo. That only costs 1mil / year. Also, Did you not understand WHY they made the contract so long? It let Nucks keep a goalie like Luongo, without destroying their cap. Tell you this much, Rather Luo then Khabibulin.. and guess who gets paid more? That said, You should clearly apply for his job,. because obviously you're more experienced and could better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamHerO Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Sundin made Kesler and the Sedins what they are today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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