Mike Gillis. you failed. yep, the team has fallen 3 straight years under you since the 2011 Finals. A lot of it is you, a lot of it is the players, but that comes back to you. Im glad they let you go. I cant feel sorry for you for the millions you will make not working for this team, but I want to thank you. you did give us a shot at the cup, that was part you, part nonis, part burke. its the way it works, we all know it, you inherit parts of another's job that inherited parts from another, you take those pieces and you make them into what you need to work for your vision. That almost worked. You came closer than any other GM in our history to that cup, even closer than 94.
But you SHOULD have won that, we SHOULD have won that, and its not been the same since.
Changes should have occurred after that season, but I can understand why you didn't want to tinker, hey you won another presidents trophy. However, losing to the kings that next year was bad, I mean really bad, we looked terrible, that is where it all went wrong and that is where changes - BIG changes should have been made.
They didn't happen and we got swept by the sharks the year after and you could see how much this team had fallen but no changes were made outside the coach. That wasn't enough almost everyone knew that, I guess we will see if the new GM thinks the same. If ownership thinks the same that THIS team will get it done then man this fan base is in for some hurt.
I think we will have the most interesting off season to date. Im excited about that. Not excited enough to pay thousands for tickets that I did before. Lets see what you have to say tomorrow Canucks.
But you SHOULD have won that, we SHOULD have won that, and its not been the same since.
Changes should have occurred after that season, but I can understand why you didn't want to tinker, hey you won another presidents trophy. However, losing to the kings that next year was bad, I mean really bad, we looked terrible, that is where it all went wrong and that is where changes - BIG changes should have been made.
They didn't happen and we got swept by the sharks the year after and you could see how much this team had fallen but no changes were made outside the coach. That wasn't enough almost everyone knew that, I guess we will see if the new GM thinks the same. If ownership thinks the same that THIS team will get it done then man this fan base is in for some hurt.
I think we will have the most interesting off season to date. Im excited about that. Not excited enough to pay thousands for tickets that I did before. Lets see what you have to say tomorrow Canucks.
