Who Do U Want to See as Next GM of the Nucks?

[BoS]

Be curious to see what happens with the coaching staff now. Malhotra seems like the logical choice to take over. Does Foote get the boot or does he switch back to his last pair of shoes as D coach?

I spose we’ll have another 172 rounds of interviews and weeks of media muddied drama to take us till the draft.

These fuckin’ guys.

[Tciso]

My ChatGM was cut after the 3rd round of interviews. My POHO-AI wasn't quite ready, and never got asked for an interview. But, I have high hopes for my SkyNet AI Owner. It's objective is to kill our current owner, then go back in time, and have us win a coin toss in 1970. What could go wrong?

[Carl Yagro]

JPP, you have to remember that FA is not necessarily looking for experience in that position. As with Linden, he's using brand-name recognition as human shields, icons used for goodwill, neophytes to manipulate and control more easily.

If they get used and burned, so be it. Their reputations will likely remain intact afterwards or at least can be reclaimed over time.

But I agree, it's neither good for a company or the hire-ee(s) to put less qualified people in those positions. But it happens all the time in hockey.

This is the latest buzz, lessee what actually happens...

[Megaterio Llamas]

JPP, you have to remember that FA is not necessarily looking for experience in that position. As with Linden, he's using brand-name recognition as human shields, icons used for goodwill, neophytes to manipulate and control more easily.

If they get used and burned, so be it. Their reputations will likely remain intact afterwards or at least can be reclaimed over time.

But I agree, it's neither good for a company or the hire-ee(s) to put less qualified people in those positions. But it happens all the time in hockey.

This is the latest buzz, lessee what actually happens...

That's exactly how I'm reading it too, Carl. Mr Aquilini always uses inexperienced personnel with local cred to deflect and manipulate.

I'm expecting the big boss to be much more hands on again with this group, much like the Benning era. After all, he gave management autonomy a 'try' and it landed him in 32nd place.

They may well still manage to accomplish some good things, mind you. Time, as you say, will tell.

[Topper]

This story was making the rounds the past few days, championship coaching experience, Canuck alum. All boxes checked.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/todd-be ... glory-days

Don't be wee Todded

[donlever]

https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/n ... negotiator

[Meds]

Fucking paywalls.

[Meds]

Be curious to see what happens with the coaching staff now. Malhotra seems like the logical choice to take over. Does Foote get the boot or does he switch back to his last pair of shoes as D coach?

I spose we’ll have another 172 rounds of interviews and weeks of media muddied drama to take us till the draft.

These fuckin’ guys.

leaves apparently may have interest in Malhotra.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/fr ... g-vacancy/

[Meds]

JPP, you have to remember that FA is not necessarily looking for experience in that position. As with Linden, he's using brand-name recognition as human shields, icons used for goodwill, neophytes to manipulate and control more easily.

If they get used and burned, so be it. Their reputations will likely remain intact afterwards or at least can be reclaimed over time.

But I agree, it's neither good for a company or the hire-ee(s) to put less qualified people in those positions. But it happens all the time in hockey.

This is the latest buzz, lessee what actually happens...

That's exactly how I'm reading it too, Carl. Mr Aquilini always uses inexperienced personnel with local cred to deflect and manipulate.

I'm expecting the big boss to be much more hands on again with this group, much like the Benning era. After all, he gave management autonomy a 'try' and it landed him in 32nd place.

They may well still manage to accomplish some good things, mind you. Time, as you say, will tell.

Now we will see if the Sedins have as much self-respect as Linden.

[donlever]

Mëds...

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Canucks: How did Evan Gold suddenly go from in to out as 'The Negotiator'?

Gold was a GM finalist to help guide the Canucks' hockey operations department. And then something suddenly went sideways

Vancouver Canucks chairman Francesco Aquilini and president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford are going the familiarity route to staff key positions.

The response from an NHL player agent to summarize Evan Gold was short and to the point.

“He’s a solid guy. He put in his time.”

Gold is regarded as one of the league’s tougher and most shrewd contract negotiators with a legal background. He also played a major role in developing the Boston Bruins’ salary-cap strategy as an assistant general manager and GM of the club’s AHL affiliate.

All that piqued the Vancouver Canucks’ interest to help reconstruct their hockey operations department. He was widely regarded around the league as being the right and bright fit here.

And then something went dramatically sideways in the last 48 hours to put a new spin on an exhaustive search.

Gold was a finalist for the GM post, but reportedly has not been offered the job. Speculation rose that his wish-list to flush out the department could have been long and expensive to possibly include Bruins AGM Jamie Langenbrunner and analytics director Jeremy Rogalski, if they were released, which would have shoved current employees aside.

And with the Canucks owning the NHL’s worst drafting record in the salary-cap era to invite even more change, how far was Gold willing to go in that direction to influence changes in scouting staffing and deployment?

Nobody was commenting on any of that Tuesday, and we are left to wonder where the Canucks go from here.

We do know with Canucks AGM Ryan Johnson offered the position as head of hockey ops, the Canucks still need somebody with the vision as a GM to help guide the roster rebuild for the last-place Canucks amid a rising salary cap. That had ownership looking for a multi-talented guy and master negotiator. It was thought to be Gold.

So, now we wait for who is going to become GM.

It’s also not a stretch to suggest that Henrik and Daniel Sedin, who have accepted more prominent positions with the Canucks, went to bat for Johnson. They know him well, worked with him in player development at Abbotsford, and would be comfortable in forming a respectful and supportive triumvirate to help point the Canucks in the right direction.

Gold, 46, is in his 11th season with the Bruins and became an AGM in 2019-20 and GM of the AHL Providence Bruins in March of 2023. The Toronto native is also director of legal affairs, has law and masters of business degrees from the University of Toronto, and aides in pro scouting.

Gold is old-school to a degree. However, he uses analytics as a tool to support roster decisions and trade plays to complement what he sees on the ice in heart-and-hustle displays that can’t be measured statistically. He didn’t play the game, but chose to forge a reputation as confident capalogist, analytics guru and arbitration asset.

That’s all moot now.

Depending on the definition of the Canucks’ rebuild — either a total commitment, or hybrid form to shorten length of the slow slog back to consistent competitiveness — they will need to jettison marketable veterans to accumulate more draft picks, or acquire young players with potential who fit age and salary parameters of the reconstruction.

To his credit, Gold was effective in negotiating cap-friendly deals for the Bruins to maintain roster flexibility and maintain competitiveness by advancing to the postseason in 10 of the past 11 seasons. He also has his warts, but who doesn’t?

David Pastrnak, 29, tops the Boston pay chart with the league’s 12th-highest salary cap hit of $11.25 million US annually and is on the books for five more seasons. With the cap rising from $95.5 million to $104 million and $113.5 million the next two years, it was a prudent play to lock up the productive and consistent winger.

The Bruins also got 39 goals out of unrestricted fee agent acquisition Morgan Geekie, 27, who has five years left at a $5.5 million cap hit. And Pavel Zacha, 29, struck for 30 goals on a $4.75 million cap commitment annually for two more seasons. The only expiring contract next season is winger Viktor Arvidsson, 33, at $4 million.

Boston also has promising young players, including rookie centre Fraser Minten, 21, and from Vancouver, who had 17 goals this season.

Gold was also effective in the bitter arbitration process that can often drive a wedge between an organization and player. The NHL is a bottom-line business, but it can be brutal at times.

A player’s arbitrator opens by accentuating his client’s current and future value, supported by statistics and league comparable salaries. The arbitrator on management side will counter with the player not being worthy of contract demands, and even worse, not being trustworthy when it matters most in the crunch of the playoffs.

Jeremy Swayman experienced all that when the goaltender elected arbitration in the summer of 2023 to land a new deal.

Swayman was awarded a $3.475 million US salary by a third-party arbitrator. It turned out to be a compromise between the player the club because the Bruins came in low with a $2 million offer while Swayman’s camp was seeking $4.8 million.

Again, none of that matters now.

What matters is what course the Canucks chart with familiar faces having their hands on the wheel.

[Carl Yagro]

Cheap, impatient, half-assed and afraid to give up full control.

Gold is only doing the smart thing in making sure he holds the only key to his own iron maiden chastity belt. Nobody in their right mind should accept this task and cede any control or decision making to the ownership group.

So, we continue to get the same old.

Not surprised, MFers.

[Meds]

Thanks Donny.

TFGs.

[Topper]

https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/n ... negotiator

Compiled the rumours from the past couple of days then ran through Gold's resume to drive home the Canuck's incompetence. (fixed for Donny)

Well done.

[donlever]

The Canucks make themselves look incompetent.

This Dude just solidified the point.

[JelloPuddingPop]

The Canucks ARE incompetent.

This dude just agreed.