Carol Schram: OEL, Hamonic sidelined; Canucks look for 3rd-straight win, hire Rutherford Three games into the Bruce Boudreau era, the Vancouver Canucks will be without two of their top defensemen when they face the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. Thursday, the club announced the hiring of Jim Rutherford as its new president and interim general manager. Front-office changes are already underway.

Hamonic is a top defenseman?

Thanks Carol! Interesting times indeed

Thanks Carol!

Thanks Carol

RIP Michael Nesmith

Monkees singer and guitarist, dead at 78

Thanks Carol - the winds of change are blowing in Van City and people should be dancing in the streets…at least imo.

Francesco Aquilini and the Aquilini family seem to have come to the conclusion that they once again require a traditional management setup in the organization. Rutherford as President, a General Manager and an experienced coach bring this long suffering Canuck fan hope!!

Thanks Carol.

When you first hear of the news of Gear and Wall you think Wow.

Canucks analytics (Wall ) have been non existent and Gear has helped negotiate contracts of Lui Sven Sutter Myers and so on. Maybe ownership said enough already. Clean house .



Iain MacIntyre
@imacSportsnet
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Big void in Canucks org with news that assistant GM Chris Gear and director of hockey ops Jonathan Wall have been relieved of duties. Gear is a 12 year employee, Wall 20+ yrs. Hard to believe these are Jim Rutherford’s decisions. He hasn’t even met staff.

So which one is it, Aquilini meddling again and firing these guys or JR did it? I’d assume they were both in agreement

Thanks Carol.

When you first hear of the news of Gear and Wall you think Wow.

Canucks analytics (Wall ) have been non existent and Gear has helped negotiate contracts of Lui Sven Sutter Myers and so on. Maybe ownership said enough already. Clean house .



Iain MacIntyre
@imacSportsnet
· 34m
Big void in Canucks org with news that assistant GM Chris Gear and director of hockey ops Jonathan Wall have been relieved of duties. Gear is a 12 year employee, Wall 20+ yrs. Hard to believe these are Jim Rutherford’s decisions. He hasn’t even met staff.
- VANTEL

Just my opinion, which is pretty much worthless, but perhaps internally the ownership group understands there’s systemic issues that need to be addressed and large scale changes are needed to right the ship?

Just my opinion, which is pretty much worthless, but perhaps internally the ownership group understands there’s systemic issues that need to be addressed and large scale changes are needed to right the ship?
- LeftCoaster

So which one is it, Aquilini meddling again and firing these guys or JR did it? I’d assume they were both in agreement
- CanuckDon

Thanks Carol.

Does it matter at this point? They're clearly restructuring the organization from something that wasn't working at all.

Thanks Carol.

Does it matter at this point? They're clearly restructuring the organization from something that wasn't working at all.
- Load Management

Thanks Carol.

Does it matter at this point? They're clearly restructuring the organization from something that wasn't working at all.
- Load Management

Anyone involved in "building" this team in the last 5 years should be given their walking papers.

Thanks Carol.

Does it matter at this point? They're clearly restructuring the organization from something that wasn't working at all.
- Load Management

I think it does. If Aquilini is still meddling nothing has changed

Thanks Carol.

Does it matter at this point? They're clearly restructuring the organization from something that wasn't working at all.
- Load Management

Exactly!! Eight years of bad to mediocre hockey, 51 years if we’re being honest, obviously doing the same things over and over again with the same people expecting different results does not lead to success.

Thanks Carol.

If I had to guess, FA wanted to boot those guys, but not until JR was hired and he was confident JR would want to bring in fresh faces.

Thanks Carol, I’ve heard rumblings that JR actually “approved” the Buddha hiring, so maybe Benning had been neutered much earlier than we think?

I think it does. If Aquilini is still meddling nothing has changed
- CanuckDon

JR probably has his own people that he wants to bring on board. He is suppose to be into analytics and Canucks weren't so change had to happen. Canucks player contracts over the last few years speak for themselves. As soon as the ink was drying we were looking for ways to move that player.

JR probably has his own people that he wants to bring on board. He is suppose to be into analytics and Canucks weren't so change had to happen. Canucks player contracts over the last few years speak for themselves. As soon as the ink was drying we were looking for ways to move that player.
- VANTEL

I want everyone fired. But I still fear that Aquilini will continue to run w one of the leanest front offices in the league. If they fire 6 people they need to bring in 10. So far we have brought in 3.

I think it does. If Aquilini is still meddling nothing has changed
- CanuckDon

I think you're missing the point here. At this juncture it doesn't matter who does the firing. It's who does the hiring that counts. I think it's pretty clear Rutherford comes here with autonomy or he doesn't take the job.

I want everyone fired. But I still fear that Aquilini will continue to run w one of the leanest front offices in the league. If they fire 6 people they need to bring in 10. So far we have brought in 3.
- CanuckDon

Didn’t Rutherford tell the Penguins to go fly a kite when they overruled him on a hockey decision? I’d say he wants to run his own show and the Aquilini’s are letting him.

RIP Michael Nesmith

Monkees singer and guitarist, dead at 78


- A_SteamingLombardi

His mom invented White Out.

Didn’t Rutherford tell the Penguins to go fly a kite when they overruled him on a hockey decision? I’d say he wants to run his own show and the Aquilini’s are letting him.
- LeftCoaster

We all hope so

Another good test for the boys tonight.