Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks: Trevor Linden Named President of Hockey Operations The Vancouver Canucks have announced that Trevor Linden is taking over the role of President of Hockey Operations, just one day after relieving outgoing President and General Manager Mike Gillis of his duties.

One step forward...next?

Linden

Is this like one of those, if you can build a condo development, you can build a Stanley Cup winning team?

Is this like one of those, if you can build a condo development, you can build a Stanley Cup winning team?
- moondawg

Meh...In MOST cases the President has a very small part in the on ice personnel decisions. They are more PR/owner liason/amatuer system types. Remains to be seen how involved he would be in working with a GM.

That said....Linden has always been a beauty.

Great PR move for a team in ruins. I want to see who the GM is and Torts better be gone. None of this will matter if the roster is the same in September. There is going to be a lot of pressure on the the new GM to change the roster and culture of this team in very short time frame.

Is this like one of those, if you can build a condo development, you can build a Stanley Cup winning team?
- moondawg

Yep - pretty much guaranteed


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The key, and certainly most important next step, is to hire an experienced General Manager to manage the team. I'll be waiting.

The key, and certainly most important next step, is to hire an experienced General Manager to manage the team. I'll be waiting.
- LeftCoaster

Exactly. That decision will will be much more crucial then this one. There is a big mess that needs to be cleaned up.

I'm also hoping that the new GM isn't so set on all these NTC's. Those were handed out by Gillis, who said he would never ask a player to waive. Hopefully the new guys is a little more flexible, especially since he didn't hand them out.

The key, and certainly most important next step, is to hire an experienced General Manager to manage the team. I'll be waiting.
- LeftCoaster

Hopefully that announcement is not coming at 10:30 today.

Is this like one of those, if you can build a condo development, you can build a Stanley Cup winning team?
- moondawg

What a difference going from McCaw to FA.

If I had more time to research and inclination, I'd put a table together to show the range of owner involvement in decision making throughout.

Is FA the Wang of the west or a little more restrained but still very active like Melnyk?

What is best? What will we see?

What a difference going from McCaw to FA.

If I had more time to research and inclination, I'd put a table together to show the range of owner involvement in decision making throughout.

Is FA the Wang of the west or a little more restrained but still very active like Melnyk?

What is best? What will we see?
- hillbillydeluxe

I think the best is when the owner just stays the hell away and hires competent people.

I think the best is when the owner just stays the hell away and hires competent people.
- Iggysbff

Exactly. That decision will will be much more crucial then this one. There is a big mess that needs to be cleaned up.

I'm also hoping that the new GM isn't so set on all these NTC's. Those were handed out by Gillis, who said he would never ask a player to waive. Hopefully the new guys is a little more flexible, especially since he didn't hand them out.
- fiveandagame

I don't think any GM handed out NTCs with the frequency that Gillis did.

I think the best is when the owner just stays the hell away and hires competent people.
- Iggysbff

That's true of a lot of businesses.

Surround himself with good people which I’m sure he will. Hopefully the Aquilini’s will allow him do his job and allow him to repair this team’s reputation.

One step forward...next?
- LeftCoaster

Have you seen Ek's latest post, Shanahan as a possible hire...

linden will set the right example, and hire the right people. As long as he doesn't have to negotiate with chelios and his 6 friends all clear

I don't think any GM handed out NTCs with the frequency that Gillis did.
- AlexF

JFJ

Have you seen Ek's latest post, Shanahan as a possible hire...


- 1970vintage

Torts will get Shanabanned.

Have you seen Ek's latest post, Shanahan as a possible hire...


- 1970vintage

Ya I saw it, never take anything he writes seriously though.

I'm looking forward to the trick where Linden keeps talking while Aquilini drinks a glass of water...

I don't think any GM handed out NTCs with the frequency that Gillis did.
- AlexF

Yeah, that was bad, but what was worse was to hear him say he wouldn't ask anyone with ntc's to waive them.

So if he made a mistake giving one out, he had no intention of addressing his mistakes.

Hopefully that announcement is not coming at 10:30 today.
- 1970vintage

Ya I don't think that'll be the case, today is all about Linden. I honestly thought Nicholson may be announced, but I'm ok with this.

I'm looking forward to the trick where Linden keeps talking while Aquilini drinks a glass of water...
- DrChristianTroy

Not funny sausage fingers