Visp Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I am sure a lot of people got this but couldn't find a post on it already, some interesting things said that come straight from the GM's mouth (pen); With the trade deadline a week behind us, I wanted to communicate directly with our Season Ticket Members. You are a very important part of the Canucks family, and I’d like to give you more insight into last week’s developments and our plan for the team going forward. In addition, I will be inviting you to participate in a webcast after I get home from the GM meetings and upcoming road trip. I want to articulate our plans with you openly and want to give you an opportunity to ask questions so that you have a greater understanding of the vision. Our mission remains the same: to win the Stanley Cup. Last summer we said we had to make some changes to our team. We need to get younger, faster and stronger to succeed. That process is happening now, as we look to retool by surrounding our veteran stars with new, young talent. You can look at Anaheim as a recent example of a team that has retooled successfully. Trading Roberto was not an easy decision. We are grateful for his tremendous contribution to our team and city, and we wish him much success. But the moves we've made go beyond goaltending. We are now younger and we are getting deeper. We've added a big, strong 6'4" centre in Shawn Matthias, who is excited to be here and will help this team now. And we believe in our talented group of prospects, including Bo Horvat, Nicklas Jensen, Frank Corrado, Dane Fox, Brendan Gaunce and Hunter Shinkaruk, who will be part of our short and long-term success. We are also well positioned financially, having created over $5 million in cap room to make the right deals for this team. That's in addition to the $7 million we expect the salary cap to increase next season. We approached the deadline with long-term success in mind. We were prepared to make a hockey deal on trade deadline day, not a short-term fix. The players offered at the deadline did not fit our vision of where we want our team to go. We need to get younger and more balanced to be more competitive, and we didn’t see the right players to accomplish that goal. We are not willing to compromise our long-term vision for the sake of change. We are committed to putting a winning team on the ice for you. Our ownership is supportive and will invest whatever it takes to bring the Cup to Vancouver. As we move towards this goal we will continue to invest in your arena and Canucks fan experience. Thank you again for your continued support. We are enduring a challenging period, but your passion makes it possible for us to put our team in a position to compete. Our organization is committed to doing whatever it takes to win, and we want you to be here with us when we achieve our goal. Sincerely, Michael D. Gillis President and General Manager Vancouver Canucks WE ARE ALL CANUCKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I'm not convinced that's his real signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Kind of what you'd expect any GM to say really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Why does his sig look nothing like his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 P.S. Please renew your ticket packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Unless you're surrounding the Sedins with Crosby, they will only prevent a proper re-tool. The rest is just PR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 more importantly, why is his sig almost the same size as the letter itself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLemming Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 A fancy B for his signature? Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchable Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Our mission remains the same: to win the Stanley Cup. Last summer we said we had to make some changes to our team. We need to get younger, faster and stronger to succeed. That process is happening now, as we look to retool by surrounding our veteran stars with new, young talent. You can look at Anaheim as a recent example of a team that has retooled successfully. Great, I was wondering when that process would start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fandango Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Of course….. Now it all makes sense…... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowtownCanuck Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Fire MG! Fire MG! #RoryForGM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumquats Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 We are committed to putting a winning team on the ice for you. Our ownership is supportive and will invest whatever it takes to bring the Cup to Vancouver. As we move towards this goal we will continue to invest in your arena and Canucks fan experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the grinder Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 there is only one tool I wanna see gone so now we are following the ducks as a team I thought it was red wings , bruins , kings model , make up your mind gillis there is no vision and some process of crap , and look what what I got for loungo a 3rd line center didn't I do good what a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Meh, looks like how I sign things too, nothing to be concerned about. I like what he said here but I am sure it wont matter as some here will pick it apart or dismiss it entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Trading Roberto was not an easy decision, but he was annoying the hell out of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 But, but, but, herpidy herpidy, derpidy doo! Firez Gilliz. Derp! Herp Derp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long_John_Tavares Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 If they really want to impress their fanbase, try making it easier on them. Current team play is the opposite of eye candy and the current price for watching that is way too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 "Sincerely, 8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfall Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 damage control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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