It's not that I disagree with that comment, but I do think we're overstating the Aquillini influence here. It's true that meddling owners can be annoyingly involved in some key decisions, but to take it to other extreme and assume they're giving executive orders on:

- Every trade negotiation from start to finish
- Every draft pick selected
- Every UFA signing
- Every coach hiring (this one may be true)

then a good portion of the blame still sits with Gillis and a replacement can improve matters.

Whether a GM without full autonomy can ever achieve what they truly want is a different story, but our current situation most definitely can be improved with a more competent GM.
- AlexF

I put it all on Gillis, he should never let an owner get involved, he is gutless and a pu$$y, FA's biatch.

Now what the heck are we going to chant at the game on Thursday?

Fire Torts?
- 1970vintage

Kill FA! eat the rich!

I put it all on Gillis, he should never let an owner get involved, he is gutless and a pu$$y, FA's biatch.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Yeah, if that's really the case he should have stepped away when FA nixed the Luongo deal, or hired Torts, or any one of the other hundred things.

I put it all on Gillis, he should never let an owner get involved, he is gutless and a pu$$y, FA's biatch.
- A_SteamingLombardi

That's just silly. If an owner wants to get involved they get involved. It's the benefit of owning a team. Gillis could quit or take his $8M buyout. Not much of a choice there.

If that has any merit to it, that would mean that Torts truly has Aquilini's ear.


- Chest Rockwell

Dude, just stop. His hiring would single-handedly ensure empty seats next season.
- AlexF

Fire Gillis
Hire Feaster
Keeps Torts
Keep all vets for another 3 years maybe 4
Draft 1st overall for next 3-4 years
Fire feaster
Hire Gilis
Fire Torts
Hire babcock
Win the cup
Process complete.

Yeah, if that's really the case he should have stepped away when FA nixed the Luongo deal, or hired Torts, or any one of the other hundred things.
- 1970vintage

But then he doesn't get the $8M the Aquilinis owe him! What better way to stick it to them than to hit them in the pocketbook?

Sportsnet Pacific ‏@SNETPacific
#Canucks assistant GM Laurence Gilman will was told by ownership he would be staying on board.
- Nucker101

Good

Fire Gillis
Hire Feaster
Keeps Torts
Keep all vets for another 3 years maybe 4
Draft 1st overall for next 3-4 years
Fire feaster
Hire Gilis
Fire Torts
Hire babcock
Win the cup
Process complete.
- Linden_4_Capt

But then he doesn't get the $8M the Aquilinis owe him! What better way to stick it to them than to hit them in the pocketbook?
- KB3Point0

He's less likely to get another hockey job getting fired for what seems like incompetence, than if he had walked away IMO

good on canucks fans for hitting the owners pocket book to bring about change
twitter saying season ticket renewals are down a lot.

Fire Gillis
Hire Feaster
Keeps Torts
Keep all vets for another 3 years maybe 4
Draft 1st overall for next 3-4 years
Fire feaster
Hire Gilis
Fire Torts
Hire babcock
Win the cup
Process complete.
- Linden_4_Capt

If we do that we may as well hire Feaster since we'll be replicating the Calgary Flames of recent years.

Yeah, if that's really the case he should have stepped away when FA nixed the Luongo deal, or hired Torts, or any one of the other hundred things.
- 1970vintage

Exactly

Gillis - "Then why the (frank) did you hire me!, I've raised the value of this investment for you 150% and now you tell me how to do this job, I (frank)ing quit!! you ungrateful (frank)ing whoop"

good on canucks fans for hitting the owners pocket book to bring about change
twitter saying season ticket renewals are down a lot.
- Jurco_28

Gotta hand it to our fans, fairweather or not they vote with their wallet. If a franchise wants to succeed in this town, they need to roll out a good team.

You want to know what's really depressing? The best GM in our history is Pat Quinn, and the only reason he was so good was because it was a different time, he had a lot of favors owed to him by other GMs at the time and this was before Bettman. Everyone forgets that we only got Pavel Bure because Pat Quinn managed to use trickery to make it look like he played enough games to be draft-eligible. We got him in the 4th round when had he not been ruled eligible (after the fact) he might have gone high in the first round the next year and not been a Canuck.

If that has any merit to it, that would mean that Torts truly has Aquilini's ear.


- Chest Rockwell

"You have no power here, Gillis The Grey!"

"You have no power here, Gillis The Fat!"
- As_I_See_It

Fixed

"You have no power here, Gillis The Mustard Stain!"
- As_I_See_It

Fixed Again.

Fixed Again.
- Chest Rockwell

Mustard on his neck taint

Bruce Garrioch ‏@SunGarrioch 11m
The firing of Mike Gillis will automatically ramp up some of that talk about Jay Feaster to Vancouver

Oh dear god
- vancity787

i am hearing that too. Linden president Feaster GM

If we do that we may as well hire Feaster since we'll be replicating the Calgary Flames of recent years.
- AlexF

Please refer to step 2.

Please refer to step 2.
- Linden_4_Capt

Good point. I see you do know "the process."

Careful what you wish for. I had a feeling this sh!t would happen now. There's a decent chance it's gonna be a "yes man" for FA or someone who isn't suited for the job.
- Nucker101

Faster and Torts worked well together before.

OH Francesco what are you up to now? Will you do something smart for a new hire or are you going to do something stupid? Jay Feaster.. Seriously?? Face palm.

Good point. I see you do know "the process."
- AlexF

I know the process well. But what I want to know is if this is a bold move? Since the guy promising the bold move is moved.