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Mike Gillis Team 1040 Interview

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Cold Hard Truth Abbotsford Star

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http://www.teamradio.ca/news/2014/04/03/canucks-gm-mike-gillis-on-team1040

Gillis talking points in interview

-fans right to be pissed

-none of it sits well with Gillis

-his responsibility to get the team back on top

-Called out Toronto media for always carving up the Canucks

-Wants fans to support Lack.

-Has faith in Markstrom, working hard with Rollie,

-Not sure he will be back next year.

-Wants to play hi tempo hockey,high transition, force other teams into mistakes, puck possession etc...

-Ultimatum to Torts - change it up

-Pretty much called out ownership for trying to meddle

-Says hes sick of chasing a moving target

-Gillis spoke candidly about the disappointing season and about moving away from core principles on how he wants the team to perform.

-He also was unsure whether he or John Tortorella would be returning next season.

-Gillis feels confident Zack Kassian and Chris Tanev will re-sign with the team, both are FA's this summer while he will have a conversation with Ryan Kesler about his future- Gillis said if people don't want to get on the same page as him with the style of play he wants team to have, they won't be here

more from Elvis 15....(good job buddy)

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-Canucks for Kids telethon well received, close to $3M in net proceeds, thanks to fans and honoured to be in the position to help like that

-Enjoys working for the Canucks, hard on himself and knows we have passionate fans. Easy to kick people when they're down, but his responsibility to get back on top.

-Torts is a proven winner and the season has been difficult with all that's happened they didn't anticipate. Torts (like Gillis) will have a thorough evaluation, but running team is Gillis' responsibility and they chased moving goalposts and got away from core principles for how he wants team to play and the tempo they want to play with.

-Organization has deviated from things that can make them successful and he wants to get back to that.

-Will Torts be back? Gillis isn't sure if he'll be back, he recognizes everyone is open to evaluation.

-Has a clear vision though they have to execute on to compete in West, but fair to say all will be under scrutiny which is deserved.

-Entire team's performance has dropped off, unlikely it's attributable to one thing. Combination of things need to be addressed to build the style of play and team they want.-Torts is accomplished, people thought AV couldn't change years ago, any coach can coach the team they have if the players are committed. Problems are far reaching and if people don't want to get onside then they won't be here.

-Ongoing process for when he'll sit with ownership, thorough review at the end of the season for where they're at as an organization, team and financially.

-Now has cap space where didn't before and will go through a plan for the owner's to choose direction.

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lolwut? Canucks Prospect

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Supposedly people are making some huge deal about his comments.. I'm not sure why. He said he wasn't sure whether or not he'd be here for next season.. I'd say he is correct and just called it as it is.

But then you get the talking heads on 1040 saying its his most "revealing" interview ever?

Sheesh

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Interesting- would like to hear the context surrounding some of those statements. What does he mean by moving target?

Chasing the Boston model, how the NHL said they were going to reward skill, so he built towards that then got Bostoned and then tried to follow that.

It worries me if Gillis thinks that the refs wont put the whistles away like they do every playoff since ive been watching for 40 years.

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Chasing the Boston model, how the NHL said they were going to reward skill, so he built towards that then got Bostoned and then tried to follow that.

It worries me if Gillis thinks that the refs wont put the whistles away like they do every playoff since ive been watching for 40 years.

Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago and LA didn't need the ref to put away the whistles to win.

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Was putting together my own post, but took too long before you posted with the detail I was putting in. Here's what I put together on it though:

http://media.teamradio.ca/Audio/Gillis%20Bro%20Jake%20Show%20Apr%203.mp3

Notes:

  • Canucks for Kids telethon well received, close to $3M in net proceeds, thanks to fans and honoured to be in the position to help like that.
  • Enjoys working for the Canucks, hard on himself and knows we have passionate fans. Easy to kick people when they're down, but his responsibility to get back on top.
  • Torts is a proven winner and the season has been difficult with all that's happened they didn't anticipate. Torts (like Gillis) will have a thorough evaluation, but running team is Gillis' responsibility and they chased moving goalposts and got away from core principles for how he wants team to play and the tempo they want to play with. Organization has deviated from things that can make them successful and he wants to get back to that.
  • Will Torts be back? Gillis isn't sure if he himself will be back, he recognizes everyone is open to evaluation. Has a clear vision though they have to execute on to compete in West, but fair to say all will be under scrutiny which is deserved.
  • Entire team's performance has dropped off, unlikely it's attributable to one thing. Combination of things need to be addressed to build the style of play and team they want. Torts is accomplished, people thought AV couldn't change years ago, any coach can coach the team they have if the players are committed. Problems are far reaching and if people don't want to get onside then they won't be here.
  • Ongoing process for when he'll sit with ownership, thorough review at the end of the season for where they're at as an organization, team and financially. Now has cap space where didn't before and will go through a plan for the owner's to choose direction.
  • Bringing in a GM with him in Pres position hasn't been discussed, job is beyond full time in terms of responsibility, pressure and scrutiny and he accepts that, really good people working for him so hasn't considered it but they'll do anything they can to win the Cup including sharing roles or reorganizing differently. Not in it to hang around, in it to win, came close but will do what it takes to do that.
  • Will try to spend to the cap if it's the right players/positions, manged to do well in first week of July previously, will have to see what's available when he gets tehre.
  • Kassian and Tanev haven't had initial negotiations yet, Kassian is just scratching surface of what he can do, has had a pretty good season and is going in the right direction. Tanev is a steady, reliable defenceman who they miss when injured and confident they can get them signed.
  • Kesler will be met with at end of season to talk about goals and how he feels then move on from there.
  • Will do a webcast with STH, hasn't happened yet because they've still be working at the playoffs but plans to do it next week.
  • TO Media love to carve Canucks, used to it now but unfortunate for a young guy like Lack. Great personality and size, he's allowed them to think differently. Great faith in him and Markstrom, a great 24 year old with attributes to be a top flight goalie in the NHL. Two young guys in their prime, hopes fans get behind them and support them. If Eddie had any run support this year he'd be in consideration for Calder, probably wouldn't win it but has more one goal losses than anyone else and 2nd in shutouts with half the games played. Has a great opportunity, wants to be a Canuck, would love to see people behind him.
  • Markstrom will start, Rollie has specific coaching style and works hard with them. Determined they get in when they show him enough in fundamentals and skills to be able to play. Markstrom coming from another organization that does things differently, but we have a lot of faith in him, competitor, huge, athletic, there's some things he needs to do to reach the next level but spennding his time in practice and miving in the right direction.
  • To the fans: we've had a lot success, but has been incredibly frustrating and Gillis is committed to getting back to levels they expect, has a plan to do it, had a plan 6 years ago and got as close as possible. Learned a lot from that and tired of chasing a moving target and will get back to fundamentals he believes in and that's how they're going to play. If people don't want to comply they'll make hard choices as they did 6 years ago.
  • Wants to play upbeat puck possession, move the puck quickly, force teams into mistakes, high transition game. Thinks they have the personnel to do it, and if they don't they'll be changed. That's his vision for how to win in the West. If you look at the top teams there isn't a lot to separate them but the top teams play that way and was how they played. Made a lot of enemies playing that way but that's why they had success.

EDIT: added the rest.

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Was putting together my own post, but took to long before you posted with the detail I was putting in. Here's what I put together on it though:

http://media.teamradio.ca/Audio/Gillis%20Bro%20Jake%20Show%20Apr%203.mp3

Notes:

  • Canucks for Kids telethon well received, close to $3M in net proceeds, thanks to fans and honoured to be in the position to help like that
  • Enjoys working for the Canucks, hard on himself and knows we have passionate fans. Easy to kick people when they're down, but his responsibility to get back on top.
  • Torts is a proven winner and the season has been difficult with all that's happened they didn't anticipate. Torts (like Gillis) will have a thorough evaluation, but running team is Gillis' responsibility and they chased moving goalposts and got away from core principles for how he wants team to play and the tempo they want to play with. Organization has deviated from things that can make them successful and he wants to get back to that.
  • Will Torts be back? Gillis isn't sure if he'll be back, he recognizes everyone is open to evaluation. Has a clear vision though they have to execute on to compete in West, but fair to say all will be under scrutiny which is deserved.
  • Entire team's performance has dropped off, unlikely it's attributable to one thing. Combination of things need to be addressed to build the style of play and team they want. Torts is accomplished, people thought AV couldn't change years ago, any coach can coach the team they have if the players are committed. Problems are far reaching and if people don't want to get onside then they won't be here.
  • Ongoing process for when he'll sit with ownership, thorough review at the end of the season for where they're at as an organization, team and financially. Now has cap space where didn't before and will go through a plan for the owner's to choose direction.
MP3 file had an issue at that point, so I'll add to that if I can.

Much more accurate description and less Toronto-like...

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