Canucks Offseason

THIS MONTH HOCKEY FANS IN VANCOUVER WERE ONCE AGAIN REMINDED OF THE PRICE OF FAILURE IN THE NHL…
MISSING THE PLAYOFFS COST CANUCKS GENERAL MANAGER DAVE NONIS HIS JOB…
NONIS WAS THE FIRST TO GO…BUT HE CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE THE LAST…
HIS REPLACEMENT MIKE GILLIS HAS ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR THIS TEAM WILL LOOK VERY DIFFERENT COME TRAINING CAMP IN SEPTEMBER…
WITH THAT AS A BACK DROP…NOW TRY AND IMAGINE THE PRESSURE THE SAN JOSE SHARKS ARE FEELING…
TONIGHT THE DALLAS STARS CAN SWEEP THE SHARKS…SOMETHING THAT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY…
THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN…
AT THE TRADING DEADLINE GENERAL MANAGER DOUG WILSON SENT STEVE BERNIER AND A FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE TO BUFFALO FOR BRIAN CAMPBELL…
IT APPEARED TO BE THE FINAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE…
THE SHARKS WERE THE HOTTEST TEAM IN THE NHL AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON…
BUT IT DID NOT TRANSLATE IN THE PLAYOFFS…
IN THE FIRST ROUND CALGARY PUSHED SAN JOSE TO 7 GAMES…
IN THE SECOND ROUND…NONE OF THE BIG NAMES ON THE SHARKS ROSTER HAVE SHOWN UP…
AS A RESULT SAN JOSE HAS LOST BOTH OF THE OVERTIME GAMES THEY’VE BEEN IN…
IN ALL THE SHARKS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN 6 GAMES DECIDED BY A SINGLE GOAL…THEY’VE WON JUST 2 OF THEM…
IN THIS SERIES WITH DALLAS…THE SHARKS HAVE MANAGED TO SCORE A MERE 5 GOALS…
HEAD COACH RON WILSON IS CERTAINLY GONE…BUT WHAT ABOUT GENERAL MANAGER DOUG WILSON???
THIS IS HIS TEAM…
IT WAS DOUG WILSON WHO TRADED FOR JOE THORNTON AND SIGNED PATICK MARLEAU TO A LONG TERM DEAL…
COMBINED THOSE PLAYERS MADE OVER $11 MILLION DOLLARS THIS SEASON…AND WILL MAKE A COMBINED $13 MILLION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS…
THAT’S A LOT FOR PLAYERS WHO HAVE AVERAGED LESS THAN A POINT A GAME IN THESE PLAYOFFS…
HERE’S THE TWIST…
BOTH HAVE “NO TRADE” CLAUSES THAT KICK IN ON JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR…
IN THE END THE FATE OF ALL THESE PEOPLE IS IN THE HANDS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SHARKS GREG JAMISON…
RIGHT NOW IN SAN JOSE IT DOES APPEAR THERE IS BLOOD IN THE WATER…