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Originally Posted by pastarocket

I am disappointed in how Aquilini chose to hire Gillis, a player agent, to be the Canucks GM. He had no relevant work experience as a GM in the first place.
His hiring decision is like giving the reins of power over a corporation to a 7 Eleven manager.

Let's dwell on an event that happened 6 years ago ... that marked the beginning of the best 6 years in franchise history

You cannot have on the job training to be a NHL GM. That's what Gillis is doing now.
No OJT!

That's what Gillis was doing 5 years ago. He has more GM experience than 1/3 of the league now.

Where else do you get GM experience? Is there a GM prep school that one needs to enroll in?

Yes, he helped this team reach game 7 of the Stanley Cup
Finals a few years ago. However, his record in drafting and trading players is sub par:

Traded Samuelson for an injury prone David Booth

Samuelsson has played fewer games and produced less than Booth since the trade.

Booth was coming off an 82-game, 23-goal campaign and the Canucks were well aware that Samuelsson had a serious injury that would cost him much of the season.

Would you like to lend MG your crystal ball for future trades?

Signs Luongo to a huge contract which makes it hard for the Canucks for players who can help the team now.

Luongo's contract allowed for the Canucks to load up for the 2010-2011 season. You know, that year they almost won the cup? But I guess a $7M cap hit on a shorter term and a first round exit would've been better.

Luongo also reportedly turned down a trade to Toronto because he wanted to go to Florida.

Trades a good young goalie away for draft prospects instead.

The league painted the Canucks into a corner 3 years after the deal was signed. The Canucks got a top 10 pick is a good draft.

Trades Hodgson for a third line winger in Kassian. A player who
produce little offence and is a defensive liability. It's Gillis and also Av's fault for managing Hodgson's off ice issues in a bad way.

Trades Hodgson, a 3rd line center, for a 3rd line winger in Kassian.

Hodgson: 9 ES points in 377.5 ES TOI (1 point every 42 minutes of ES TOI)
Kassian: 6 ES points in 242.25 ES TOI (1 point every 40 minutes of ES TOI)

That's while Hodgson has played with Vanek/Moulson and Ennis/Ott while Kassian has played with Richardson and random 4th line winger (Sestito, Archibald, etc.)

Hmmmm .... But Golden Boy Hodgson must be better than Kassian because ... You know ...

Hodgson is as bad as Kassian defensively.

Acquires Keith Ballard who did not fit in with AV's system.

And we would know that from the past experience that Ballard had with AV prior to the trade?

Ballard and Ehrhoff both played very similar games for their previous teams, both had similar physiques. Why was one clearly better than the other under AV? Because AV and Bowness tried to change how Ballard played the game.

Also, if you weren't aware, AV approved of the trade at the time as well.

Drafts players like Schroeder who have had no impact on the team.

He played 3/4 of the season last year with the Canucks, producing 9 points (pace for 24 points) on the 4th line. He was injured this year. Apparently injuries are an excuse for Hodgson, but not anyone else.

I point the finger at Gillis and ultimately Aquilini for the mediocre team that we have now.

Maybe you should make several hundred million, buy the team, and run it yourself with your crystal ball.

MG is the main reason this team is not a Cup contender now.
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We're declaring cup contenders 5 months before the playoffs start now?