bigpush Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 http://www.vancouver...1324/story.html I always like to hear what Gillis has to say and didn't see it in the forum yet. Highlights “Roberto has a no-trade, so in discussions prior to the lockout, he had a say in where he was prepared to go. Once the lockout starts, you’re not permitted to even talk about player transactions, subject to huge fines and loss of draft picks. Then the lockout ends and suddenly, you’re trying to make a decision in four or five days about a premier player in this league, and it’s tough to make a trade of this magnitude in eight months, let alone four days. So we have him here, and we’re happy having him here. “The way I see it, if you’re constantly knocking on the door, sooner or later the puck doesn’t hit the post but goes in. Your guy doesn’t get hurt but someone on the opposition does.” “You trade away picks when you’re trying to win a Stanley Cup, not just make the playoffs. You give up young assets to try to get to the next level. Would we do it again? Certain things for sure. Other things, in hindsight, probably not. “We have a potential deal in place with one team that has to do something with another player that they have — and it’s not who anybody thinks it is — and so we have to wait. (But) we’ve been offered packages that don’t fit what our plan is, what we need,” said Gillis. Like, how? “Excess salary coming back with a [throw-in] player who can’t play in our lineup. They say, ‘OK, we’ll do this, but you’ve got to take this.’ Well, we’re not taking it. We’ve had lots of proposals like that with good pieces that can help us but the other part doesn’t help us, and oftentimes they have term attached to them, so we’d just be turning around and buying out a guy. “I’d rather keep the guy we know, who’s a good person.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dral Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hopefully we get a #1 goalie coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Man Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hopefully we get a #1 goalie coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Luckily,Luo is playing Gillis' game and so far,making him look like a donkey. Baby, there's an enormous crowd of people And they're all after my blood I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theater And let me out...let me out Oh, I've been so blind, yeah I've wasted time, wasted, wasted oh so much time Walking on the wire, high wire, yeah But I must let the show go on Leo Sayer-The show must go on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Loungo and Gillis have both been handling this very professionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hopefully we get a #1 goalie coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visp Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 “We have a potential deal in place with one team that has to do something with another player that they have — and it’s not who anybody thinks it is — and so we have to wait. (But) we’ve been offered packages that don’t fit what our plan is, what we need,” said Gillis. Obviously Maybe Florida waiting for Theodore to waive his NTC so we can get a player nobody expects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sounds like Gillis is getting offered something he likes. Just has to be patient. Philly? Tampa? San Jose? NYI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpush Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hopefully we get a #1 goalie coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stexx Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 wow cant believe mike gave that much away in an interview, kinda nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Luckily,Luo is playing Gillis' game and so far,making him look like a donkey. Baby, there's an enormous crowd of people And they're all after my blood I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theater And let me out...let me out Oh, I've been so blind, yeah I've wasted time, wasted, wasted oh so much time Walking on the wire, high wire, yeah But I must let the show go on Leo Sayer-The show must go on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 “We have a potential deal in place with one team that has to do something with another player that they have — and it’s not who anybody thinks it is — and so we have to wait. (But) we’ve been offered packages that don’t fit what our plan is, what we need,” said Gillis. Obviously Florida waiting for Theodore to waive his NTC so we can get a player nobody expects apparently.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Mmmmm, who may it be? I hope a center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I haven't read the entire article so I don't know exactly what he is referring to on some of his comments but the last part sound quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscience Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sounds like that potencial deal could be Ilya Bryzgalov with Philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpush Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sounds like Gillis is getting offered something he likes. Just has to be patient. Philly? Tampa? San Jose? NYI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visp Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Key part. If it's not who anyone thinks it is, I doubt he's talking about Florida. I could see it being the Capitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Man Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sounds like that potencial deal could be Ilya Bryzgalov with Philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Loungo and Gillis have both been handling this very professionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Was? would be stoked to get a guy like Marcus Johansson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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