Scorvat Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 I still ask myself, where would this team be if we had landed Gretzky? I never knew about that until about 3 weeks ago. I read into it and from what i see we wouldnt of gotten the sedins or most of our core. However we would have been a bottom feeder around the time crosby/ovechkin were available to draft. Could you imagine if we finished last and snagged one of these guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagorim Jarg Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Trevor Linden likes to hire guys who say "Pretty Good" and "Real Good" to describe everything and also "You know (like)", and he has done that perfectly so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Trevor Linden likes to hire guys who say "Pretty Good" and "Real Good" to describe everything and also "You know (like)", and he has done that perfectly so far. I cant think of a better president, gm, or coach to have on this team. This is the managment we ARE going to win the cup with. I just know it. 100% we win the cup within the next 5 years. Id bet $1M if i had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjr Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I still ask myself, where would this team be if we had landed Gretzky? That was my fav part of reading Gretzky's biography. As for the question how good would Van have been. Pretty awesome. But it would have been a crappier league. Gretzky going to California was the best thing for hockey. If he stayed in Canada, the leagues growth would have been low. If he went to and East coast team the exposure would have been limited. The celebrity exposure in Cali gave the league some huge legitimacy. It is now one of the most powerful sports organizations, which makes me happy for the state of hockey....with the exception of who's running it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nooks Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hiring Jim Benning. Or this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagorim Jarg Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I cant think of a better president, gm, or coach to have on this team. This is the managment we ARE going to win the cup with. I just know it. 100% we win the cup within the next 5 years. Id bet $1M if i had it You know like, that would be pretty good, cause we'd be playing real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagorim Jarg Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I don't disagree I'm just highlighting the frequency of those crutch sayings that seem to be soo common among hockey guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagorim Jarg Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Listen to a Bob Hartley interview. He breaks almost every sentence with 'you know like, uh'. It's uncanny. I counted 21 times in the last Canucks pre-game interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Trevor Linden likes to hire guys who say "Pretty Good" and "Real Good" to describe everything and also "You know (like)", and he has done that perfectly so far. You deserve to get rewarded for this real good observation as it requires going into the tough areas. So, you know what, I am going click on the arrow to give you a (greasy) reputation point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Love Bieksa as Rusty in the Book Bag...need someone for Jeromes head Friendly FAq? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAntar Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hiring Jim Benning. I'm with you. Man I like to hear actual answers and sentences that aren't political talking points. We fans have a decent idea of where this team is at, injury and trade wise, and as a result it re-engaged me following last year. And while I liked certain MG things, like getting a revamped schedule, spending on player health, sleep, figuring out that there is no salary cap for having top notch facilities doctors etc... I sure got tired of his politician shtick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamth Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Someone forgot to add- the way the organization communicates and doesnt ignore the fans and LISTENS big + 4 that. No lack of RESPECT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNuck Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 One thing that seems to have been missing from our organization for years is proper player development (such as what Detroit is credited with having...no matter who or where they draft they seem to develop great young players). We have suffered because we haven't been able to draft high and get those "gimme" top prospects. Well I feel with the hiring of Willie D that has changed this year, at both the NHL and AHL levels. In the past maybe there was good communication with the Player Developmental staff, but maybe the staff itself wasn't so great. Then last year we finally get a good developmental coach in the A (Travis Green), but the communication from Torts sucked. So finally this year it may all be coming together, Willie working with Travis. In the past this team has been devastated when hit with the injuries we've had...it was kind of our "go to" excuse for failure. Well no more excuses...we are thriving even with all these injuries, and Utica is still doing well even with all the loss of top players due to callups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hiring hockey people to manage and coach the team and then getting the hell out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Linden bleeds Canucks colours. We really needed that as a starting point. A guy like Torts can come in and jump up and down like a monkey, but at the end of the day it doesn't mean he really feels anything for this team. Linden then could have taken the route to hire more established staff, but he decided to take risks. He took risks, knowing he might be making mistakes... but he did so not just because he thought these were the best potential talents for the job, but also because they were "green" staff who haven't pled allegence to a team yet. They are staff who could still be moulded to the Canucks, and the vision Linden had for our team. He also did it to ensure we had a completely fresh staff who didn't come with baggage.... something we were saddled with greatly last year. You might say... how do you know all this. And I guess I don't... it's just strong speculation. So Linden develops a brand new culture. And in my opinion, it was the right move. Even IF it had turned out the Benning or Willie were not everything he had hoped and he had to fire them, the culture he has already grown through the entire team from the players to management will remain. In my eyes, he has done the absolute best job anyone could have possibly expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 In an ideal world Willie would lift the SC for us twice in the next 5 years then he would move up to JB's position of GM. Travis would move up from Utica to coach the Canucks. JB would become Executive Head of Scouting and the Sedins would move to Utica and become their coach. (until TG retired to GM and the Sedins would become the first Twins to coach an NHL hockey team) TL would stay as Hockey Supremo. That's called continuity. Continuity wins Cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimp C Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Yeah, lets just keep adding nice guys to our organization. Guys that are so nice that they add other "nice" guys not because they bring a particular skill, but because they are nice. Like it doesn't matter if they suck at evaluating talent or if they suck at ice hockey. As long as they are nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Firing MG and Torts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Such great memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 **Nooks** That Linden dude is one hard-*ss. Reminds me of that Virtanen guy. BTW Jerome was always the voice of reason. Jim B = Jerome, Willie = Rusty and of course Trev is Friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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