From Scott Burnside at ESPN,Busy times in Vancouver as new owner Francesco Aquilini cries to the local papers every time he reads something that rankles him and with new GM Mike Gillis throwing everyone connected to the Dave Nonis regime under the bus. Now, Gillis is starting to rebuild the Canucks in his own image, announcing that he's hired longtime NHLer Scott Mellanby to be a conduit between the team's hockey operations and himself. [...]The Canucks are holding their annual meetings in Las Vegas this week and Gillis is expected to make a final decision on whether to bring back coach Alain ... Go to original article ...
The Canucks aren't the only team overhauling management. Today, the Leafs fired head coach Paul Maurice You know the way the season ended up and the changes that are going to take place on the team, Maurice told The Canadian Press from his Toronto ...
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From TSN: Nonis spent much of Tuesday and part of Wednesday afternoon in discussions with the Toronto Maple Leafs about their management restructuring with further talks over the next few days expected.Sources tell TSN Nonis hasn't been offered the p...
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What a great sig created by TO Maple Laughs at the Canucks.com Forum. The gun is pointed at Mike Gillis' head for sure, but it would have been pointed at Nonis' as well had he kept his job. I can't wait to see what Gillis pulls out of his arss this s...
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