VMR Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I honestly want not to be treated like an idiot from this GM of the Canucks. I honestly expect he will always continue to treat the fan base as idiots. Re:Tampa's trade does not thin the pool of Luongo suitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 I live in Montreal now and don't get a chance to listen to the Team anymore. So to you, and others like you who also summarize these interviews, I sincerely say: "thank you" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Did anyone see the Ehrhoff/Ballard/Booth/Hodgson trades coming? Saying one thing and doing another is common practice among GM's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Our GM is playing Poker and will not show the hand until everyone has gone all in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrippledCanuck Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I honestly want not to be treated like an idiot from this GM of the Canucks. I honestly expect he will always continue to treat the fan base as idiots. Re:Tampa's trade does not thin the pool of Luongo suitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrippledCanuck Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 When 'the' supposed major suitor pulls out of the supposed bidding the pool of potential bidders just had a good laugh. Gillis' denial of the obvious is par for the Gillis course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Gillis going on 1040 ... was there some damage control that he needed to do again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Lol god damn it gillis you never say anything interesting in these interviews. I am dissapoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester@wraiths.ca Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Gillis believes that Raymond can return to his 25+ goal form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kassassin Train Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Gillis going on 1040 ... was there some damage control that he needed to do again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMR Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 When 'the' supposed major suitor pulls out of the supposed bidding the pool of potential bidders just had a good laugh. Gillis' denial of the obvious is par for the Gillis course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 If they were never in the pool of interested suitors how would it have thinned out the luongo suitor pool, once they got Lindback and Helenius. How was that statement treating fans like idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 "supposed" is the key word here. For all we know nothing changes or someone you least expect goes. No cards shown until they have to be. We have no idea and will not know until they want us to know, because if they tell us before anything happens it could change and weaken their hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyking Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Kind of a "shoot yourself in the foot" statement. Raymond's agent can take that into arbitration and say "Mike Gillis believes my client will be a 25+ goal scorer again, so reducing his salary doesn't make sense in this marketplace. Player's who score 25+ goals are making MORE than my client's salary was to begin with, if anything his salary should increase..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicocanuck Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I honestly want not to be treated like an idiot from this GM of the Canucks. I honestly expect he will always continue to treat the fan base as idiots. Re:Tampa's trade does not thin the pool of Luongo suitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyM Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Status quo ftw? When is Aaron Rome getting re-signed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockbuster Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Waste of time when he's on. Never gives anything but predictable drivel. No insight and so guarded, they should pretend he's on and get a mystery guest to pretend they're him!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCanucks Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Gillis is a loyal guy. I don't think he's willing to move Manny, Raymond, or Luongo just because they underperformed expectations. He knows Raymond and Manny were coming off serious, potentially career ending injuries and is giving them the benefit of the doubt. He also knows regardless of how everyone is calling for Luongo's head, aside from his usual October slump he was a pillar for the team. I've said it before, but I can easily see Luongo and Schneider playing around 40 games each in tandem. Schneider is our clutch, Luongo is our workhorse. There is nothing wrong with having two number one goaltenders, look at Pittsburgh or Philly when you put your trust in one number one come playoff time. Luongo is worth his 5.3 million hit and I would give Schneider at least 3 million per year for next couple of years until he becomes a UFA and then re-sign Schneider to a long-term deal that matches Luongo's hit. Luongo is a team player. If his play dictates less games, he will get less games. Luongo is a perfect veteran guy to mentor and backup an up and coming all-star like Schneider. There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn't keep him. Remember the cap keeps going up but Luongo is signed long-term, his contract is set in stone for the rest of his career. Do you really think that a 5.3 million hit will matter all that much when the cap ceiling hits 80+ million in a couple of years. Answer: NOPE. Also, I am ecstatic that Volpatti was re-signed. Volpatti-Lapierre-Weise was our best 4th line all year. While I can see Weise being taken our in favour of a guy like Bitz or pinizotto (should they be re-signed), Volpatti brings a ton of energy, physicality, and gritt to our team and 4th line. The guy will fight anybody, rarely loses, and doesn't seem to feel pain. Love this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 The majority of Canucks fans are idiots, unfortunately. They're the type of fans that get personally offended when the GM doesn't provide every detail of his plan. Ironically, they make assumptions and speculate, despite not having any idea what's going on behind the scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Sounds good, the Canucks need Raymond to play well if they want to succeed. Like it or not, the only other 2 purely skilled guys are the Sedins - the rest of our forward group is ALL medium-sized, bulky powerforwards with a bit of speed but their lack of skill showed in the playoffs against LA. Raymond brings that element of speed and his shot can be one of the best on the team if he works on it a bit more, so we need him to do well. Good job MG in identifying this and not just replacing him by another powerforward like Gaustad or Clowe or our forward group would be so one-dimensional and easy to plot against. I really hope he addresses our problems on defence as our first priority. There is a large pool of great UFA defencemen that he should be targetting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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