mrhopeless

Adding veterans just means we stay mediocre forever. To get better we have to make only future oriented moves... and that means not acquiring veterans and not trading draft picks. (People seem to forget that we only got the Sedins because we got very high picks.)

S. is a perfect example of why you don't ignore probability statistics. It's certainly true that some players prove the rule wrong (e.g. D. Savard) but to draft them in the first round is simply a bad mistake. Once again we see Gillis using his intuitive powers to ignore probablity. He thought he was much smarter than anyone in the league... and now we see the pathetic result. (Hope you enjoyed the finals Mike.)

Here's what I think happened. "Will you waive?" A. "No." Hmm... let's see... how can we spin this? "We've decided not to ask Edler to waive."

Gulutzan is here for now; doesn't mean the new GM will keep him. Torts and Sullivan were a team.

If this happens, as it seems it will, it seems a bit strange. i.e. why not let the GM make the decision? I wonder if there's some technical (contract) reason he has to be fired at this time. (i.e. having to do with the buyout of the five year contract)

I can't believe the league didn't suspend Lucic. They've turned themselves into a joke. This lack of a suspension shows that the 'league' IS biased in favor of Boston... and lends credence to the idea they were so against the Canucks in the Finals. It's unbelievable. They can't pretend they didn't see it... but yet no action. A complete joke. - there's no way I would ever want Lucic in a Canuck uniform. I've seen enough.

Torts gave a great interview. I have the feeling that the reason he was so honest was because he thinks he's toast. I still don't know what to make of the guy... he has so many good, and bad, points. I don't think it matters a lot whether he coaches or someone else does... as I think it's going to be years before things start to get better. (Hopefully I'm wrong.) Song of the day; As Soon As I Get On My Feet - Jesse Winchester "I'll be your man, so wise so strong I'll work so hard, the whole day long I'll be so good, I'll be so sweet As soon as I get on my feet..." - the video ends with a shot of a cowboy riding off into the sunset.

"When it comes to who stays and who goes after training camp, he absolutely does make that decision." - there's a difference between a roster and a line-up. As far as I know, the GM decides the roster, and the coach decides the lineup. The roster is usually involves around 3 extra players. (i.e. the lineup will be 20 players, while the roster might be 23-24) As far as I'm aware, the coach does not decide the roster, as that's the job of the GM.

Linden should have been brought into the mix a long time ago.. and the reason he wasn't, was Mike Gillis. In my opinion he should have been brought in (long ago) as an assistant GM... but Mike was too concerned about his backside to do it. In a way I think this (while I think it's great) is second best to what should have been. It's a sad, sad fact that MG was ever hired... but that's the way it is I guess. He was a guy who surrounded himself with yes men... and refused to hire the best talent.

I hope they'll correct the mistake of not having a president. I always thought it was strange to have a complete rookie as GM, and not have a president. (More very bad thinking by ownership.)

I can't imagine anything will be done till the season is over. - Apparently forcing players to wear Haida hats after wins didn't work. Who'd have thought.

"The guy is second in team scoring, a few points off first, while putting up average second line numbers." - the only reason for that is that, come rain or shine, he's put on the number one line and number one PP. (This depite the fact he has one goal in nearly 30 games.)It's my view that other players are getting fed up with the favoritism shown to the Sedins, especially to Daniel. - compare Daniel to other players at regular strength and you get a much different picture.

"I'm not convinced this teams window is closed." - I take it you're a hard man to convince. - It's my opinion the team will continue to decline as long as the Sedins are on the number one line and on the number one powerplay. That PP is so bad there aren't words for it.

Song of the Day; Tom Waits - How's It Gonna end?

"I think, if Gillis was given free reign on how to run this franchise, without ownership meddling...he can get us back to the days where we had tremendous success." - Ah yes; hope springs eternal. - It's my opinion Gillis deserves little or no credit for past Canuck success... and we need new management... but perhaps I'm wrong. The sad reality is that teams almost never achieve ultimate success without a couple allstar type players... and we no longer have any. - Song of the day; "You can never Hold Back Spring" - by Tom Waits