Fred65 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Mr Aqualinni was the guy that wouldn't renew BB contract ( polite way of saying he fired him ) then he fired his replacement Dave Nonis and this has now been followed by firing Gillis.....the question is should Francisco be the guy in charge of hiring the next GM. Mr Aqualinni of all people seems the least qualified to make further hires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzy Desjardins Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I agree 100% aquilini is the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Mr Aqualinni was the guy that wouldn't renew BB contract ( polite way of saying he fired him ) then he fired his replacement Dave Nonis and this has now been followed by firing Gillis.....the question is should Francisco be the guy in charge of hiring the next GM. Mr Aqualinni of all people seems the least qualified to make further hires Unless I am mistaken, Aquilini purchased his stake in the Canucks after Burke was let go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf44 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 If you signed millions of dollars in cheques, wouldn't you want to have a say in who gets hired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchable Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Mr Aqualinni was the guy that wouldn't renew BB contract ( polite way of saying he fired him ) then he fired his replacement Dave Nonis and this has now been followed by firing Gillis.....the question is should Francisco be the guy in charge of hiring the next GM. Mr Aqualinni of all people seems the least qualified to make further hiresHe's the owner of the team... That's the only qualification you need to hire the GM.I'm not saying you're wrong. I agree that Aquilini doesn't seem to have a great hockey mind and may not make the right decision, but it's still his company. Who else is going to pick the incoming President/GM, one of the people that will be reporting to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Coupled with his potential hiring of Torts, yeah he should be the last guy in charge of hiring others for hockey operations anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Unless I am mistaken, Aquilini purchased his stake in the Canucks after Burke was let go. I spoke to FA at the time and he told me BB was asking to much and didn't want him ( BB was asking for $1.8 million ) of course BB left for Ducksville and won a cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I spoke to FA at the time and he told me BB was asking to much and didn't want him ( BB was asking for $1.8 million ) of course BB left for Ducksville and won a cup Yeah he won in Anaheim because of his superior GMing which has since made TO and Calgary cup contenders too. It didn't have anything to do with the NHL trying to make a winner in the Cali market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundernuts Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Mr Aqualinni was the guy that wouldn't renew BB contract ( polite way of saying he fired him ) then he fired his replacement Dave Nonis and this has now been followed by firing Gillis.....the question is should Francisco be the guy in charge of hiring the next GM. Mr Aqualinni of all people seems the least qualified to make further hires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I spoke to FA at the time and he told me BB was asking to much and didn't want him ( BB was asking for $1.8 million ) of course BB left for Ducksville and won a cup Huh? Burke's last season with the Canucks was 2003-04. Aquilini purchased a 50% share in November of 2004. That would be after Burke's departure. Aquilini had nothing to do with Burke's departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Unless I am mistaken, Aquilini purchased his stake in the Canucks after Burke was let go. You just be quiet with your facts and logic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Huh? Burke's last season with the Canucks was 2003-04. Aquilini purchased a 50% share in November of 2004. That would be after Burke's departure. Aquilini had nothing to do with Burke's departure. Well I can tell you FOR SURE that I spoke to FA about letting BB go and he was all for it...it was FA that told me of the salary demand BB was asking for ( how else would I know ? ) that I can guarantee. If you don't wish to believe that....well that's your problem. I have no idea when FA sphere of influence started. Any way the point is his hiring history isn't great especally if you include Tortorella ( according to rumour ) You know you're right we had that other American spokesman ( a non hockey guy can't recall his name ) for McCaw running the club but I'm guessing the sale of Oraca Bay was in motion and things were being past through the prospective new owners... what ever I can assure you FA wanted BB out !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 When the owner is the scapegoat, that means you're out of other scapegoats. That's bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Well I can tell you FOR SURE that I spoke to FA about letting BB go and he was all for it...it was FA that told me of the salary demand BB was asking for ( how else would I know ? ) that I can guarantee. If you don't wish to believe that....well that's your problem. I have no idea when FA sphere of influence started. Any way the point is his hiring history isn't great especally if you include Tortorella ( according to rumour ) What, you didn't speak to him personally about the Tortorella hiring, but you did speak to him about not keeping Burke which happened before he owned any share of the team? I do agree with your point though. I wish they would just hire an actual hockey guy to be the president and to run the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 What, you didn't speak to him personally about the Tortorella hiring, but you did speak to him about not keeping Burke which happened before he owned any share of the team? I do agree with your point though. I wish they would just hire an actual hockey guy to be the president and to run the team. Yeah I was surprised FA didn't call....I know what I would have told him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexkidd Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Mr Aqualinni was the guy that wouldn't renew BB contract ( polite way of saying he fired him ) then he fired his replacement Dave Nonis and this has now been followed by firing Gillis.....the question is should Francisco be the guy in charge of hiring the next GM. Mr Aqualinni of all people seems the least qualified to make further hires You can't fire the owner sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 If you signed millions of dollars in cheques, wouldn't you want to have a say in who gets hired? No that is just bad ownership thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien37 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 We can say/speculate what we want. At the end of the day the Aqua's OWN the team. They can do what ever they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 What about the guy that hired John Tortorella to coach this team. That is the guy that needs to be fired. Whoever he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silfverberg Snipes Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 What about the guy that hired John Tortorella to coach this team. That is the guy that needs to be fired. Whoever he is. That guy has been a puppet since the Cup finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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