Tre Mac Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/ed-willes-canucks-can-learn-from-the-jets-flightpath-to-contender Quote Ed Willes: Canucks can learn from the Jets' flightpath to contender Ed WillesMore from Ed Willes Published: November 19, 2018 Updated: November 19, 2018 6:17 PM PST Filed Under: The Province Sports Hockey Share Ed Willes: Canucks can learn from the Jets' flightpath to contender Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedIn Email Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a second-period goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 18, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller / PNG "We can’t rush a player if he’s not ready to play. It can’t be about look at our shiny new toy. It has to be what’s right," Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff on the core principle of his team's rebuilding plan. At the conclusion of the 2017-18 NHL season, Trevor Linden made a presentation to Vancouver Canucks’ ownership in which he outlined four rebuilding programs he felt the franchise should emulate. The identity of three of the teams is not known but the fourth was the Winnipeg Jets, an organization Linden frequently referenced as a model for the Canucks’ rebuild. The problem, however, arose when the former president looked at the Jets’ arc, then stated the Canucks were still four years away from competing for anything meaningful. This time frame wasn’t consistent with ownership’s view of their investment. Linden was dismissed. Jim Benning and John Weisbrod, who felt the Canucks’ runway was shorter than four years, became the team’s principal decision-makers in the hockey department. And here we are. Now, the intent here isn’t to pick the scab off an old wound because we can argue about Linden’s ouster for, well, the next years. Instead, let’s look at the Jets’ template and see if it provides any lessons for the locals. Unlike a couple of teams we’ve discussed recently — Montreal, Colorado and New Jersey — the Jets’ resurrection was neither fast nor dramatic but, rather, the result of meticulous drafting and patient player development. Beginning with Mark Scheifele, newly minted GM Kevin Cheveldayoff’s first first-rounder after the franchise relocated from Atlanta in 2011, the Jets hit on every one of their first-rounders over the next six drafts while adding goalie Connor Hellebuyck and some depth pieces in the later rounds. They also made the playoffs once in that six-year span before the team finally emerged as a legitimate power last season. Yes, it helped that they brought Blake Wheeler and old friend Dustin Byfuglien from Atlanta and the Ping-Pong balls gifted them Patrik Laine two years ago. But Laine is also the only top-five pick on the Jets homegrown roster. “What everyone has to understand is when you’re bringing in young players there are going to be ebbs and flows,” Cheveldayoff said on Monday, prior to the Jets meeting with the Canucks. “The development of every young player is literally its own path. There are going to be some trying times. You just hope the mix works.” But the mix has a better chance of working if there are a couple of things in place. For starters, there has to be alignment between ownership, the general manager and the head coach, which has been the case in Winnipeg since owner Mark Chipman hired Cheveldayoff and Paul Maurice took over as head coach midway through the 2013-14 season. Uh, there is reason to believe that hasn’t always been the case in Vancouver. “When we first started I said developing has to be the most important thing,” Cheveldayoff said. “We can’t rush a player if he’s not ready to play. It can’t be about look at our shiny new toy. It has to be what’s right.” A similar conversation was conducted with Maurice. “He wasn’t an interim coach but we said let’s take a test drive with each other and see if there’s a fit,” Cheveldayoff said. “I told Paul, we’re going to get younger before we get older. Are you OK with this? “This is a very tough league to win in. You have to look at a bigger picture and that’s not four or five games.” Patrik Laine #29 of the Winnipeg Jets is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a second-period goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 18, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller / PNG The Jets now have a core which should keep this team in the Stanley Cup mix for the next three to four years. Wheeler and Byfuglien are starting to show some age but Scheifele, Laine, Adam Lowry, Kyle Connor, Nik Ehlers, Jacob Trouba, Josh Morrissey, Jack Roslovic and Hellebuyck are all 25 or under. So, getting back to our original point, what does the Jets’ emergence as an NHL power tell us about the Canucks and their path? Interesting question. Jim Benning has now conducted five drafts since he took over as the Canucks’ GM and there are distinct similarities between his team and the Jets. Both have committed to building through the draft. Both have had notable successes there. The Canucks’ rebuild, unfortunately, has been slowed by a couple of things. First off, while the Jets were committed to the bigger picture Cheveldayoff talks about, the Canucks were trying to accelerate things by signing Ryan Miller, Loui Eriksson and a bunch of other free agents while trading for players who were intended to help now. Benning’s first two lottery picks, Jake Virtanen and Olli Juolevi, have also set the rebuild back. They could still develop into impact players for the Canucks which would change a lot of things. But, at the risk of stating the obvious, they’re not there yet. If you’re looking to draw parallels with the Jets, in fact, look to the 2015-16 season when Scheifele first emerged as a front-liner, Trouba was in his third year and Ehlers was in his rookie campaign. The next season they would land Laine but the larger point is they’d been drafting and developing for five years before 2015-16 and they still finished 25th overall. As for the Canucks, in four more years Bo Horvat will be 27, Virtanen will be 26, Brock Boeser will be 25 and Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes will be 23. They could get lucky and win a lottery and some of their prospects in Utica might emerge as difference-makers. But Linden’s mistake wasn’t identifying four years as a realistic time frame for this roster. It was saying it out loud. I thought this was a good article that illustrates my utter disdain that Linden is no longer with the franchise, if it wasn't for EP40 I don't think I'd watch any of the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Translation - Linden is gone because Aquaman had no patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 The reality is we have no way of knowing. I still say Linden's only child Roman who is under 2 years old. Linden sacrificed a lot of his life to hockey. I'm pretty sure he heard the rumblings of impatient fans. He got all the grief, and not much of the rewards of the job. It's not like he needed the income from being club president. He was doing well financially on his own. Maybe he just wanted time to be a dad, and enjoy time with his son and family. I would not be surprised when his son is a little older, he might take on a job as a consultant with the team. Maybe we should just be thankful of the commitment Linden had for the Canucks. And appreciate that the guy wanted the team to win and be built the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I wonder how the Jets would look had they not fluked out landing the 2nd overall pick in 2016. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 It's an article by Ed Willes'. Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 29 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: The reality is we have no way of knowing. I still say Linden's only child Roman who is under 2 years old. Linden sacrificed a lot of his life to hockey. I'm pretty sure he heard the rumblings of impatient fans. He got all the grief, and not much of the rewards of the job. It's not like he needed the income from being club president. He was doing well financially on his own. Maybe he just wanted time to be a dad, and enjoy time with his son and family. I would not be surprised when his son is a little older, he might take on a job as a consultant with the team. Maybe we should just be thankful of the commitment Linden had for the Canucks. And appreciate that the guy wanted the team to win and be built the right way. After he helps take the Canucks to the finals as a player like daddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: I wonder how the Jets would look had they not fluked out landing the 2nd overall pick in 2016. Just sayin'. Honestly I still think they'd be good. Look at all their first round draft picks, they do extremely well drafting. Quote Draft picks[edit] Statistics are complete as of the 2017–18 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position. Year Round Pick Player Nationality Amateur Team Pos GP G A Pts PIM W L T OT GAA 2011 1 7 Mark Scheifele Canada Barrie Colts (OHL) C 366 113 174 287 142 2011 3 67 Adam Lowry Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL) LW 281 41 49 90 159 2011 3 78 Brennan Serville Canada Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) D 2011 4 119 Zachary Yuen Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL) D 2011 5 149 Austen Brassard Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL) RW 2011 6 157 Jason Kasdorf Canada Portage Terriers (MJHL) G 2011 7 187 Aaron Harstad United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) D 2012 1 9 Jacob Trouba United States U.S. NTDP (USHL) D 326 34 95 129 239 2012 2 39 Lukas Sutter Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) C 2012 3 70 Scott Kosmachuk Canada Guelph Storm (OHL) RW 8 0 3 3 2 2012 5 130 Connor Hellebuyck United States Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) G 166 0 0 0 0 92 48 15 0 2.53 2012 6 160 Ryan Olsen Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) C 2012 7 190 Jamie Phillips Canada Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) G 2013 1 13 Josh Morrissey Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) D 164 13 33 46 85 2013 2 43 Nicolas Petan Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL) C 95 5 16 21 28 2013 2 59 Eric Comrie Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL) G 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4.00 2013 3 84 James Lodge United States Saginaw Spirit (OHL) C 2013 3 91 J.C. Lipon Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL) RW 9 0 1 1 5 2013 4 104 Andrew Copp United States Michigan Wolverines (CCHA) C 224 25 34 59 38 2013 4 114 Jan Kostalek Czech Republic Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) D 2013 5 127 Tucker Poolman United States Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) D 24 1 1 2 0 2013 7 190 Brenden Kichton Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL) D 2013 7 194 Marcus Karlstrom Sweden AIK (J20 SuperElit) D 2014 1 9 Nikolaj Ehlers Denmark Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) LW 236 69 93 162 85 2014 3 69 Jack Glover United States U.S. NTDP (USHL) D 2014 4 99 Chase De Leo United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL) C 2 0 0 0 0 2014 4 101 Nelson Nogier Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) D 10 0 0 0 5 2014 5 129 C.J. Franklin United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) F 2014 6 164 Pavel Kraskovsky Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) C 2014 7 192 Matt Ustaski United States Langley Rivermen (BCHL) F 2015 1 17 Kyle Connor United States Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) LW 96 33 29 62 20 2015 1 25 Jack Roslovic United States U.S. NTDP (USHL) C 32 5 9 14 2 2015 2 47 Jansen Harkins Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL) C 2015 3 78 Erik Foley United States Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) LW 2015 4 108 Michael Špaček Czech Republic HC Pardubice (Czech) RW 2015 6 168 Mason Appleton United States Tri-City Storm (USHL) C 2015 7 198 Sami Niku Finland JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga) D 1 1 0 1 0 2015 7 203 Matteo Gennaro Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) C 2016 1 2 Patrik Laine Finland Tappara Tampere (Liiga) RW 155 80 54 134 50 2016 1 18 Logan Stanley Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL) D 2016 3 79 Luke Green Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) D 2016 4 97 Jacob Cederholm Sweden HV71 (Sweden) D 2016 5 127 Jordan Stallard Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL) C 2016 6 157 Mikhail Berdin Russia Team Russia U18 (Russia) G 2017 1 24 Kristian Vesalainen Finland Frölunda HC (Sweden) RW 2017 2 43 Dylan Samberg United States Hermantown High (USHS) D 2017 3 74 Johnathan Kovacevic Canada Merrimack College (HE) D 2017 4 105 Santeri Virtanen Finland TPS U20 (Liiga) F 2017 5 136 Leon Gawanke Germany Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) D 2017 6 167 Arvid Holm Sweden Karlskrona HK U20 (Sweden) G 2017 7 198 Skyler McKenzie Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL) LW 2017 7 211 Croix Evingson United States Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) D 2018 2 60 David Gustafsson Sweden HV71 (Sweden) C 2018 3 91 Nathan Smith United States Cedar Rapids (NAHL) C 2018 5 150 Declan Chrisholm Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL) D 2018 5 153 Giovanni Vallati Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL) D 2018 6 184 Jared Moe United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) G 2018 7 215 Austin Wong Canada Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I think Trevor is right. 4 years is a reasonable if not optimistic look at where this team will be contending. I know we are in the middle of a losing streak but this team has shown great progress where it matters (save in net). Petterssen makes this rebuild look further than it is and add the continued progress of Bo and we seem to be set at the hardest positions to fill. This is fantastic but there are significant issues. Adding on Brock makes a nice start to this rebuild. We don't know where Demko is this year. By the end of the year maybe we will feel like we are set moving forward but maybe he will regress after the injury. Unfortunately he should have been up taking Nilsson's starts but the protracted recovery from concussion has been very frustrating. The D has a few nice pieces in development but anything on the right side is a few years away even if Tryamkin (who seems to have taken a step back this year) and Chatfield start coming in. Woo is probably 2-3 years away from spot duty in the league. On wing we have some nice prospects but Gadjs is probably 3 years away from regular time if he can ever make it. Dahlen is probably starting to see spot duty next year and Lind/Jasek and the other wing prospects are probably looking somewhere in the 2-3 year range before they start seeing NHL time. Now some of the parts in the NHL will be moved around and some will remain but to say that the core of this team is going to be ready to contend in the next 2-3 years is very, very optimistic. We may get to be competitive for the playoffs in that time, and you never know what can happen when a goalie gets hot but it is going to take a while and a number of players that haven't been drafted yet before we are really contenders. It concerns me that JB and the Aquilinis are going to try to speed this up and short circuit the depth of quality that is needed to really make a run at the cup. We have found some of the key pieces though most haven't proven much in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuardian_ Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 35 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/ed-willes-canucks-can-learn-from-the-jets-flightpath-to-contender I thought this was a good article that illustrates my utter disdain that Linden is no longer with the franchise, if it wasn't for EP40 I don't think I'd watch any of the games. 20 minutes ago, Fanuck said: Translation - Linden is gone because Aquaman had no patience. Okay, Linden's first interview was that the team was still capable and only needed a re-tooling, Gillis had given a 4/5 year rebuild plan, Linden's promise of continued playoff and re-tooling was bought and the owner signed off on getting rid of a coach that was good with developing young players in the NHL and continue paying him millions to sit at home as well as sign huge checks for star veterans in their decline. So Linden's first plan failed but it took 4 years before that was admitted. Linden SECOND proposal is for a 7 additional years rebuilding through the draft mostly because of Linden's distain for trading veteran players, this comes from his decade as NHLPA president and his own experience of team hopping near the end of his career. Benning etal while agreeing to the need of building through the draft will have no issue with trading older vets for extra picks at the TDL and sell a "flawed" 3 year plan. Flawed in that their rebuild is a two part rebuild, the primary being building fast enough to take advantage of the decline of team's within the division aging out to reach a playoff berth. The second flaw is the belief that smaller players will become the norm in the league. Essentially Benning/etal adopted Gillis's plan. Most of Winnipeg's roster players are in the NHL in draft year+ 2, the Peg traded some young players for positional upgrades and extra picks and traded for larger players that can take a playoff grind. In year 5 of Benning's regime the team does have a couple of draft picks that are locks, one that is finally being allowed to play the game that got him drafted and the rest, well they could bring back Tryamkin anytime, they just buy his contract and some picks will get a sniff of the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogersTowell Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Oh look, another muck raking article attacking ownership. "This time frame wasn’t consistent with ownership’s view of their investment. Linden was dismissed" Note the careful wording. No therefore Linden was dismissed. Dismissed, not fired. Weasel words. Another hack journalist with no real article so he posts speculation so that it looks like opinion in a legal sense, but comes off as having inside information to the public. Nothing to see here, no reason to debate. Just another attempt to stir the pot during a few games in the L column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Tre Mac said: Honestly I still think they'd be good. Look at all their first round draft picks, they do extremely well drafting. I'm not saying they wouldn't still be good (or at least further ahead than we are), but if they had ended up with Juolevi, Jost, Brown or Nylander instead of Laine, would they be good enough to be considered the blueprint of a successful rebuild by Aquaman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I can literally hear Ed Willes nasally, whiny voice throughout the entire article. Willes has no clue and is providing no corroborating evidence to back up his claims regarding Linden and his dismissal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 This is all just speculation. But it kind of does make sense, if its true. Linden was apparently going around the draft for a few years asking various teams' brass for tips and tricks on how to build a franchise. Is this how you build a business at the highest level of an industry? Go around and openly admit you know squat about being at the top of an industry to your direct competition? I bet this noob behavior, if its actually true, truly pissed Mr. Aquilini right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 39 minutes ago, TheGuardian_ said: Linden SECOND proposal is for a 7 additional years rebuilding through the draft mostly because of Linden's distain for trading veteran players, this comes from his decade as NHLPA president and his own experience of team hopping near the end of his career. Only thing I'd take issue with is to point out that Linden's team hopping was in the very middle of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, xereau said: Linden was apparently going around the draft for a few years asking various teams' brass for tips and tricks on how to build a franchise. Is this how you build a business at the highest level of an industry? Go around and openly admit you know squat about being at the top of an industry to your direct competition? I bet this noob behavior, if its actually true, truly pissed Mr. Aquilini right off. I don't know if it was really noob behavior. Plenty of the upper executives on teams now are players that were under Linden's leadership during their playing days when he was head of the NHLPA. How many teams DON'T have someone in their top half dozen executive spots that was under Linden's leadership in that regard at some point? I'd see it more as Linden just talking shop with colleagues, unless I had a good reason to think otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 24 minutes ago, xereau said: This is all just speculation. But it kind of does make sense, if its true. Linden was apparently going around the draft for a few years asking various teams' brass for tips and tricks on how to build a franchise. Is this how you build a business at the highest level of an industry? Go around and openly admit you know squat about being at the top of an industry to your direct competition? I bet this noob behavior, if its actually true, truly pissed Mr. Aquilini right off. years ago, fred shero, came to smithers to put on a coaching clinic. he told us, that he was always interested in improving his coaching style. he said he had picked up ideas from minor league coaches. he told us he studied the russian game and drew from their play. basically he was always interested in improving his knowledge. trevor leaned heavy on pat quinn's knowledge to try and make the right decisions. several teams now have hired ex players as presidents to guide the progress of their teams. i'ld be worried if he wasn't trying to learn better ways to build and run a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I mean, it doesn’t take a genius to realize that rebuilds take years with a lot of luck along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 hour ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: I wonder how the Jets would look had they not fluked out landing the 2nd overall pick in 2016. Just sayin'. Still good, they are solid regardless of laine's production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 9 minutes ago, smithers joe said: years ago, fred shero, came to smithers to put on a coaching clinic. he told us, that he was always interested in improving his coaching style. he said he had picked up ideas from minor league coaches. he told us he studied the russian game and drew from their play. basically he was always interested in improving his knowledge. trevor leaned heavy on pat quinn's knowledge to try and make the right decisions. several teams now have hired ex players as presidents to guide the progress of their teams. i'ld be worried if he wasn't trying to learn better ways to build and run a team. I am kind of coming at this from a competitive businessman mindset viewpoint. FA is this, to a tee. You don't become what he is, without being so. Ruthlessness, single mindedness, and quite often, being the tip of the spear in terms of direction and vision, sitting at the top of his own personal pyramid. I understand that the hockey fraternity is far different from FA's background, and is where I see the potential for conflict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 48 minutes ago, xereau said: This is all just speculation. But it kind of does make sense, if its true. Linden was apparently going around the draft for a few years asking various teams' brass for tips and tricks on how to build a franchise. Is this how you build a business at the highest level of an industry? Go around and openly admit you know squat about being at the top of an industry to your direct competition? I bet this noob behavior, if its actually true, truly pissed Mr. Aquilini right off. You say it's all speculation then you followed it up by speculating yourself. 14 minutes ago, smithers joe said: years ago, fred shero, came to smithers to put on a coaching clinic. he told us, that he was always interested in improving his coaching style. he said he had picked up ideas from minor league coaches. he told us he studied the russian game and drew from their play. basically he was always interested in improving his knowledge. trevor leaned heavy on pat quinn's knowledge to try and make the right decisions. several teams now have hired ex players as presidents to guide the progress of their teams. i'ld be worried if he wasn't trying to learn better ways to build and run a team. Agree 100%, not only that but I am sure everyone he asked for advice asked for advice themselves at some point. 1 hour ago, RogersTowell said: Oh look, another muck raking article attacking ownership. "This time frame wasn’t consistent with ownership’s view of their investment. Linden was dismissed" Note the careful wording. No therefore Linden was dismissed. Dismissed, not fired. Weasel words. Another hack journalist with no real article so he posts speculation so that it looks like opinion in a legal sense, but comes off as having inside information to the public. Nothing to see here, no reason to debate. Just another attempt to stir the pot during a few games in the L column. 59 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: I can literally hear Ed Willes nasally, whiny voice throughout the entire article. Willes has no clue and is providing no corroborating evidence to back up his claims regarding Linden and his dismissal. I disagree and all you have to do is look at the moves they made(mostly free agent signings) and what Gillis has said in the past about ownership to connect the dots. And trust me, you'll find out this offseason when they go all in on free agency. Linden's plan was the right plan, and JB sold him out and will walk the plank in a year. 2 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said: The reality is we have no way of knowing. I still say Linden's only child Roman who is under 2 years old. Linden sacrificed a lot of his life to hockey. I'm pretty sure he heard the rumblings of impatient fans. He got all the grief, and not much of the rewards of the job. It's not like he needed the income from being club president. He was doing well financially on his own. Maybe he just wanted time to be a dad, and enjoy time with his son and family. I would not be surprised when his son is a little older, he might take on a job as a consultant with the team. Maybe we should just be thankful of the commitment Linden had for the Canucks. And appreciate that the guy wanted the team to win and be built the right way. I think Linden would've been more open and done interviews if that was the case. I haven't heard a peep from him aside from some TL Fitness plugging on SN650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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