Canucks GM

DO THE MATH…
IN THE 38 YEARS THE CANUCKS HAVE BEEN IN THE NHL…THEY HAVE NEVER WON THE STANLEY CUP…
IN FACT IN THE LAST 14 YEARS…THE TEAM HAS WON A TOTAL OF 3…COUNT’EM…3 PLAYOFF ROUNDS…
THESE ARE THE SAME CANUCKS THAT HAVE MISSED THE PLAYOFFS 2 OF THE LAST 3 SEASONS…
AGAINST THAT BACK DROP ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE…
THE HOTTEST RUMOR MAKING THE ROUNDS RIGHT NOW IS THIS…
ROBERTO LUONGO TO OTTAWA FOR JASON SPEZZA…
THE SIMPLE FACT THE RUMOR IS OUT THERE…
CONFIRMS WHAT EVERYBODY IN THE CANUCKS ORGANIZATION ALREADY KNOWS…
NOBODY’S JOB IS SAFE…
TODAY ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER STEVE TAMBELINI RETURNED HOME FROM A SCOUTING TRIP IN RUSSIA…
TAMBELINI IS ON THE LIST TO REPLACE DAVE NONIS…
BUT HE COULD JUST AS EASILY BE OUT OF A JOB…
RIGHT NOW TAMBELINI IS NOT TALKING UNTIL AFTER HE MEETS WITH OWNER FRANCESCO AQUILINI…
OTHER EMPLOYEES WITHOUT JOB SECURITY NOW INCLUDE…
HEAD COACH ALAIN VIGNEAULT…AND HIS ENTIRE COACHING STAFF…
CHIEF SCOUT RON DELORME…AND DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STAN SMYL…
IT ALL DEPENDS WHO THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER IS AND HOW HE PLANS TO MOVE THIS FRANCHISE FORWARD…
RIGHT NOW IT’S LITTLE MORE THAN A GUESSING GAME…
BUT THE SHORT LIST APPEARS TO INCLUDE…
BRIAN LAWTON…MIKE GILLIS…JIM NILL…AND DOUG ARMSTRONG…
NOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE PANIC BUTTON…
GRAB YOUSELF FOR A SECOND AND GIVE YOURSELF A SHAKE…
IF INDEED THE AQUILINI FAMILY DECIDES TO MOVE OUTSIDE GM PLACE AND GO IN A COMPLETELY NEW DIRECTION…
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT???
IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE TO BE AFRAID OF THE UNKNOWN…
BUT UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN LIVING IN A CAVE FOR THE LAST MONTH…
THIS SEASON THE CANUCKS MISSED THE PLAYOFFS…AGAIN…
IN THIS BUSINESS THE ONLY LOYALTY A GENERAL MANAGER CAN HAVE…IS TO THE OWNER AND TO THE FANS…
SOMEHOW THAT GOT LOST IN THIS ORGANIZATION…
NONIS PAID FOR THAT MISTAKE WITH HIS JOB…
HE MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST…BUT CERTAINLY…HE WILL NOT BE THE LAST…