[proposal] GM hiring for Canucks!

[KnuckleHead16]

We should Hire Dean Lombardi! this guy has won Championships! a proven track record! Since Canucks just hired Bruce Boudreau! yes a proven track record when it comes to regular season stats! but his track record lacks when it comes to playoffs! its not very good! Maybe with Dean Lombardi as our new GM! this Gets Boudreau over the hurdle when it comes to playoffs time! my honest opinion! 

Edited December 6, 2021 by KnuckleHead16

[Drive-By Body Pierce]

I'd like to see how this plays out...

 

Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet has reported the group taking over for Benning will be a collaborative group consisting of Chris Gear, Ryan Johnson, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, and Stan Smyl.

[nuckin_futz]

Lombardi is not going to accept a gig where he's going to be dictated to by a meddling owner.

[KnuckleHead16]

7 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said:

Lombardi is not going to accept a gig where he's going to be dictated to by a meddling owner.

owner gotta learn how to keep his mouth quite and let his management do/trust their due diligence! 

Edited December 6, 2021 by KnuckleHead16

[nuckin_futz]

Just now, KnuckleHead16 said:

owner gotta learn how to keep his mouth quite and let his management do their due diligence! 

Every executive in the NHL knows the book on this owner.

 

Billionaires rarely learn new lessons.

[Tank4Bedard]

Luongo! (for my own entertainment) 

[Devron]

23 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said:

Lombardi is not going to accept a gig where he's going to be dictated to by a meddling owner.

Which meddling are you referring too?

[Odjick the Warrior]

The Aquilini’s act like they are Jerry Jones and his family when it comes to running a franchise but instead they are more like the Bengals owner the Brown family where they are skimping on the costs associated with winning and being a top end run organization and they can't see the difference in how they are running the team now compared to 10+ years ago

Edited December 6, 2021 by Odjick 4 Premier

[Elias Pettersson]

41 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said:

Lombardi is not going to accept a gig where he's going to be dictated to by a meddling owner.

Neither is anyone else who is actually good at being a GM.  I think Stan Smyl is Benning's replacement.  Perfect puppet for Aquilini and the Sedins get to learn on the job and do as they are told.  Should be fun times!!

[Nooks]

1 hour ago, DontMessMe said:

Luongo! (for my own entertainment) 

Let him rot with his 3mil a year in Florida for eternity

[Nuxfanabroad]

Resembles Christopher Walken too much. The yachting elite will just worry a bunch

[qwijibo]

41 minutes ago, Nooks said:

Let him rot with his 3mil a year in Florida for eternity

Yes. I’m sure he’s in hell living in Florida and working for a Stanley cup contender.  

[Fanuck]

This Smyl 'interim' nonsense is too much like the Lynden situation was for me.  FA knows his handling of the franchise has disgruntled the core fanbase so he hires one of the most beloved players to ever wear the jersey as the principal figurehead to curry favor and win back trust for the time being, exactly as he did with Linden.  On top of that he simply goes opposite of Green and hires one of the longest tenured Coaches available instead of letting his new GM pick his own coach thinking again that this will win trust back with fans.

 

What FA should have done is hire a legit President/Governor of the entire franchise and publicly announce he is stepping aside himself from any dealings with the team from that point other than owning the asset, and then let the newly hired President subsequently hire their own management personnel, who in turn hires their own coaching staff.  

 

Not surprised that FA has bungled this up - the bus ain't gonna change course if all you do is let the passengers off one by one and never change the driver sadly. 

[Provost]

6 hours ago, Fanuck said:

This Smyl 'interim' nonsense is too much like the Lynden situation was for me.  FA knows his handling of the franchise has disgruntled the core fanbase so he hires one of the most beloved players to ever wear the jersey as the principal figurehead to curry favor and win back trust for the time being, exactly as he did with Linden.  On top of that he simply goes opposite of Green and hires one of the longest tenured Coaches available instead of letting his new GM pick his own coach thinking again that this will win trust back with fans.

 

What FA should have done is hire a legit President/Governor of the entire franchise and publicly announce he is stepping aside himself from any dealings with the team from that point other than owning the asset, and then let the newly hired President subsequently hire their own management personnel, who in turn hires their own coaching staff.  

 

Not surprised that FA has bungled this up - the bus ain't gonna change course if all you do is let the passengers off one by one and never change the driver sadly. 

Smyl wasn't hired, he was already part of the front office.  It is extremely common for a long term organizational guy like this to be put in charge for a while in order to do a proper hiring search.  I actually suggested this weeks ago, just fire the lot of them and put in Smyl as the interim while they figure it all out.

Presumably things went off the rails so badly they couldn't wait the weeks/months to find the right permanent guy.  

There is effectively zero chance that Smyl is the permanent replacement GM.

Edited December 6, 2021 by Provost

[KnuckleHead16]

7 hours ago, Fanuck said:

This Smyl 'interim' nonsense is too much like the Lynden situation was for me.  FA knows his handling of the franchise has disgruntled the core fanbase so he hires one of the most beloved players to ever wear the jersey as the principal figurehead to curry favor and win back trust for the time being, exactly as he did with Linden.  On top of that he simply goes opposite of Green and hires one of the longest tenured Coaches available instead of letting his new GM pick his own coach thinking again that this will win trust back with fans.

 

What FA should have done is hire a legit President/Governor of the entire franchise and publicly announce he is stepping aside himself from any dealings with the team from that point other than owning the asset, and then let the newly hired President subsequently hire their own management personnel, who in turn hires their own coaching staff.  

 

Not surprised that FA has bungled this up - the bus ain't gonna change course if all you do is let the passengers off one by one and never change the driver sadly. 

id hire Smyl as a AGM Then hire Lombardi for our GM! i think Smyl can benefit from Lombardi knowledge quite well! its a win win in my book! 

[IBatch]

2 hours ago, Provost said:

Smyl wasn't hired, he was already part of the front office.  It is extremely common for a long term organizational guy like this to be put in charge for a while in order to do a proper hiring search.  I actually suggested this weeks ago, just fire the lot of them and put in Smyl as the interim while they figure it all out.

Presumably things went off the rails so badly they couldn't wait the weeks/months to find the right permanent guy.  

There is effectively zero chance that Smyl is the permanent replacement GM.

No doubt.  Maybe watch the video of JB when he was first hired, who's office did they go to early - Smyl's.  He's been around forever.   People were fine with Shaw as the interim coach, why should they be upset with Smyl?  The only job i'd consider for Smyl, would be the President.   Burke was around early with Quin and his right hand man.   Over a decade later became the GM.  Smyl ... he's as untouchable as Linden is.   Can't be mad or sad or bitter with him.   Guys a total warrior and still working.  Lazier guys would have quit and enjoyed their spoils, not him. 

[IBatch]

8 hours ago, Fanuck said:

This Smyl 'interim' nonsense is too much like the Lynden situation was for me.  FA knows his handling of the franchise has disgruntled the core fanbase so he hires one of the most beloved players to ever wear the jersey as the principal figurehead to curry favor and win back trust for the time being, exactly as he did with Linden.  On top of that he simply goes opposite of Green and hires one of the longest tenured Coaches available instead of letting his new GM pick his own coach thinking again that this will win trust back with fans.

 

What FA should have done is hire a legit President/Governor of the entire franchise and publicly announce he is stepping aside himself from any dealings with the team from that point other than owning the asset, and then let the newly hired President subsequently hire their own management personnel, who in turn hires their own coaching staff.  

 

Not surprised that FA has bungled this up - the bus ain't gonna change course if all you do is let the passengers off one by one and never change the driver sadly. 

This isn't the Linden hire.   Linden had very little experience, Smyl has a ton.   He's been around forever.   He's not a deflector shield either.   Rather the team takes the proper amount of time in their hires.   Which  they seem to be doing.   And he's no deflector shield either.   Unlike Linden was.   Plus he's got a much harder chin. 

[IBatch]

11 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:

Neither is anyone else who is actually good at being a GM.  I think Stan Smyl is Benning's replacement.  Perfect puppet for Aquilini and the Sedins get to learn on the job and do as they are told.  Should be fun times!!

Who else would they trust to run the show as an interim GM?  He won't be doing the big job much into the off-season.   And like Linden he won't put up with much sh!t for long anyways.   Smyl isn't a puppet. 

[appleboy]

6 minutes ago, IBatch said:

Who else would they trust to run the show as an interim GM?  He won't be doing the big job much into the off-season.   And like Linden he won't put up with much sh!t for long anyways.   Smyl isn't a puppet. 

There was rumors out that Smyl didn't get along with Benning. He stayed away from the front office. Once it looked like Jim was in trouble people began to take sides. Jim and John had already isolated themselves. 

Smyl and Johnson could be the solution. Both currently play a role in development.

[KnuckleHead16]

33 minutes ago, appleboy said:

There was rumors out that Smyl didn't get along with Benning. He stayed away from the front office. Once it looked like Jim was in trouble people began to take sides. Jim and John had already isolated themselves. 

Smyl and Johnson could be the solution. Both currently play a role in development.

Smyl would make w good AGM thats bout it Lombardi would be alot more idealistic.