Canes owner: "We won't draft defense in the 1st round as long as I'm here"

[Balthazar]

Dude didn't know anything about the game of hockey just 2 years ago and now his GM and head scout won't be able to do their job because he has to personally approve the draft picks...based on "more entertaining position"?

 

[PBandJ]

I saw that and almost spit out my drink.

God I hope that isn't true.

What GM wants to work somewhere that the owner is basically telling him who he can and can't draft?

 

[Bounces R Way]

 

[talitintti]

Well they lost six to four so that's even better

 

[48g90a138pts]

What a stupid comment

My team had a few "high" draft picks and picked all forwards...lol.

Now we're still looking for a #1 dman.

Who seen that coming?

 

[Turin]

Wasn’t this Rutherford’s policy in Carolina too?

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

This is real?

 

[Snippit]

Surely this is fake

 

[jetsforever]

This guy
First he doesn't like white jerseys, now he doesn't like good d-men
Carolina could be in for a fun ride

 

[BlueDream]

He also apparently hates Carolina’s white jerseys. Pretty weird guy.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

It's clearly hyperbole. C'mon.

What do you expect from an owner watching a team that is struggling to score 2 goals a game dating back to mid-October? The people under him convinced him that trading Hanifin in a package for 2 defensemen and essentially redirecting money spent on a forward (Skinner) to sign a defensive defenseman (de Haan) was a good idea. Carolina has a pretty high recent 1st round pick in Bean sitting in Charlotte that they can't get NHL contributions from, barring injury, because of everyone ahead of him.

I would probably be frustrated, too.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

If it's real:

He's a moron.

 

[895]

Isn't Carolina stacked with good young defenders?

I think you're taking his statement a bit too seriously.

 

[pomx]

Can confirm this is real.. what’s with owners competing for who is the biggest moron?

 

[CH]

If you are an owner and you want to build a winning team follow this checklist

1. Acknowledge the fact that you do not know as much about hockey as a good GM
2. Find a good GM.
3. Hire him
4. Offer him the resources he needs to run the team.
5. Get out of his way and let him run the team as he sees fit.

Obviously Tom Dundon is not following this list.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Can confirm this is real.. what’s with owners competing for who is the biggest moron?

At least he'll pay his forwards, lol.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

I was going to make this thread hours ago but figured someone had already done it and it had about twenty pages of discussion by now....

He’s just trying to get headlines at this point.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

That’s embarrassing.

 

[McFlash97]

When did Tambellini, McTavish become co-owners of the Canes ?

 

[Jumptheshark]

yeah

ask Buffalo about that plan

top five I can understand

but after the top 10--that is usually where the best D can be found

 

[Broad Street Buddies]

Yikes.

 

[Iggys Dome]

That's an owner out of touch with the game.

 

[Mattavarner]

Ok but even if there was logic to his point...
Why wouldn't he say "id rather win 5-4 than win 2-1" at least that sounds better than losing

 

[libertarian]

Draft the best player available in the first round. I guess that this owner doesn't know that Dmen can score too. Thank god he is not a owner of my team.

 

[Lukin1978]