End of Season Media Availability - Management ( 10 PST)

[Jyrki21]

The fact that Rutherford even alluded to it is enough confirmation that Quinn himself has alluded to it directly or indirectly.

Well, that's what I'm asking – is this the first time we have something concrete? Because that's kind of a big deal if so.

 

[iFan]

my mind will be blown if they actually pull off bringing both of Hughes brothers here, that would be insane! And they’re not shy to make big moves. Hold on, I guess?

 

[ephmrl]

Well, that's what I'm asking – is this the first time we have something concrete? Because that's kind of a big deal if so.

Quinn talked about wanting to play with his brothers at the 4N tournament.

 

[moiderer]

Good news on Tocchet, seems like there's optimism on that end.

I don't read too much into the Willander stuff. It seems unusual because college kids don't often have the luxury of a full offseason for contract negotiations. Would be insane if he really decided to go back to school and waste a year over six figures in potential bonuses.

I don't personally find much humour in JR's Hughes comments... beyond continuing the spread of local drama leaguewide (fine doesn't matter but please let the clown show end), it just plants another seed of doubt in a fanbase already on the edge.

Didn't really learn too much but the number of question marks made significant (Petey's progression, Tocchet's future, finding another C, Hughes' future) really shake my confidence in whether they (or anyone) can pull this off long-term.

 

[Three On Zero]

That should be the nail in Rutherford's coffin. If Aquilini had a set of balls, he would fire him by the end of the week.

 

[iFan]

I'm 5 minutes in.
Rutherford
"Can you be a contending team with your top player just getting points" "I can answer that question, no you can't"

Is this a joke? Mackinnon, Eichel, Kucherov, Ovi, Patty Kane. YEAH, you clearly can. You just have to find them the right help.

Well to be fair, our top forward isn’t putting up points… 45 pts won’t cut it

 

[iFan]

Making EP the franchise player was a death sentence for this team for the next decade. The management group don’t seem to like his professionalism and haven’t accepted that he isn’t a dynamic scorer and are calling him out publicly for it.

Which makes signing him to that deal such a headache.

 

[wonton15]

Quinn talked about wanting to play with his brothers at the 4N tournament.

And it’s the first time Rutherford has alluded to it. He did not need to say that, at all. I do not like how JR operates publicly.

 

[ManVanFan]

Well to be fair, our top forward isn’t putting up points… 45 pts won’t cut it

He also said Petey would get his points.

 

[4th line culture]

Well to be fair, our top forward isn’t putting up points… 45 pts won’t cut it

He was before they started to make him a complete player

 

[Canucker]

And it’s the first time Rutherford has alluded to it. He did not need to say that, at all. I do not like how JR operates publicly.

Truth hurts too much to hear out loud? Personally, as much as I want QH to retire as a Canuck, if he's indicated to management that he's looking to play elsewhere with his brothers, then I'd rather address it now than wait till the last minute...if he's leaving blow it up now.

 

[centipede2233]

I’d be very concerned if I’m a Canucks fan. Hughes leaving in 2 years seems like a really really big possability

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Nucks fans: "Don't worry. We still have another year before we have to worry about Hughes potentially leaving"

Rutherford:

 

[Attack Vector]

I’m glad Rutherford is transparent and open about Canucks, why wouldn’t people want that? If you want gatekeepers to censor information and be lied to while telling you everything is awesome then you know who to vote for this week.

 

[racerjoe]

One of those posters is a medical practitioner the other isn't...so I know who I would defer to.


Ya, who knows whether the injury was or wasn't handled correct.


There isn't though. Basically the "evidence" is that the Canucks have injuries, and these injuries sometimes don't heal in the manner the fans expect. Fans, therefore, conclude the medical team sucks. But the fans criticizing the team's medical staff almost never have any medical training and are clearly not in a position of understanding to even criticize the medical team, and even if they were, they don't even have the requisite information to criticize the medical team. And moreover, even if these fans had the medical expertise and information necessary to criticize the medical team, they'd also need a keen understanding of the general standard of medical advice being provided at an NHL level....which they don't.

Of course, the Canucks medical team could actually suck. I don't know.



That isn't evidence that he has an ongoing knee issue. Management literally just said that the icing was to deal with a knee injury he sustained from crashing into the boards at the Four Nations, not patellar tendinitis.


That's fine, you are certainly entitled to your opinion.


Again, there isn't really any evidence of incompetence here.


This is just what aboutism though, isn't it?

But they obviously still believe in Pettersson, and if Pettersson rebounds, then not trading him was the right decision.

One is a works in medical field training, and one is a coach if I caught their jobs correctly.

I think you seems like you throw out evidence because it is a singular piece instead of using all those singular pieces to create a picture.

Like Demko's injury can be a freak hard to diagnose thing, Petterssons knee may have been miss treated, Hughes may have been mishandled and told to come back too early. All of them together though is evidence. And thats just a few from this year, if you go back a few more years it gets crazy. Can you show me another team this unlucky with injuries?

Its not an injury not healing well, that would be something else. Like from what we can see, Hughes just should not have been playing... Pettersson should have been shut down and managed better. Demko was misdiagnosed.

Thats flat our bad.

Do they believe in Pettersson or just play the Odds? Like if I believe in something I am not going to bash it in the media... I would word things differently. Especially if I had tried tough love and it blew up in my face.

I don't think if Pettersson returns to form it is the right choice... cause I think if they handled it better we don't get to this point.

 

[Canucker]

I’m glad Rutherford is transparent and open about Canucks, why wouldn’t people want that? If you want gatekeepers to censor information and be lied to while telling you everything is awesome then you know who to vote for this week.

Wouldn't that apply to anyone running for political office? Honesty is not a requirement for the job. I do appreciate the candor and transparency of JR, I think it gets him in trouble, but as a fan I appreciate it.

 

[Attack Vector]

Wouldn't that apply to anyone running for political office? Honesty is not a requirement for the job. I do appreciate the candor and transparency of JR, I think it gets him in trouble, but as a fan I appreciate it.

 

[ManVanFan]

The last thing I want the Canucks front office to do this summer is trade for a top 6 center.

 

[potatowejj]

F*ck this team and being a fan of it, good god this is miserable.

 

[Attack Vector]

F*ck this team and being a fan of it, good god this is miserable.

Two seasons ago, Allvin was hitting consecutive home runs. They are a smart management team and they will get the team back on track. It starts with getting Tocchett on board.

 

[TruGr1t]

That should be the nail in Rutherford's coffin. If Aquilini had a set of balls, he would fire him by the end of the week.

I'd fire them all, personally. Zero accountability shown for a while now. Common message is "we had a plan, but things didn't go according to plan". Well no shit, things rarely go according to plan in life.

Their scorched-Earth approach to contracts also bothers me. There's shrewd negotiating, and then there's just being f***ing insane. Their approach to contracts seems to be "well he better sign it or we're going to throw him off a f***ing bridge."

 

[rypper]

I'd fire them all, personally. Zero accountability shown for a while now. Common message is "we had a plan, but things didn't go according to plan". Well no shit, things rarely go according to plan in life.

No because Aquilini will just replace them with malhotra as coach and Ryan Johnson the GM. Cheap cheap cheap!

 

[racerjoe]

I'd fire them all, personally. Zero accountability shown for a while now. Common message is "we had a plan, but things didn't go according to plan". Well no shit, things rarely go according to plan in life.

Their scorched-Earth approach to contracts also bothers me. There's shrewd negotiating, and then there's just being f***ing insane. Their approach to contracts seems to be "well he better sign it or we're going to throw him off a f***ing bridge."

Yeah, I am getting closer and closer to this and I think I have been pretty pro managment... but they have also been sooooooo messy.

From Rachel Doerie (who may have been a problem...) to Pettersson, to Horvat, to Miller, to Willander and on... its just messy.

I think they are mostly smart, but they get in their own way to often.

 

[Donuts]

jack hughes with his injuries might not be untouchable in NJ

Will be expensive but will almost guarantee Quinn to re-sign and then the last bro to sign when he is FA

 

[Canucks LB]

Well, that's what I'm asking – is this the first time we have something concrete? Because that's kind of a big deal if so.

It’s not kind of a big deal, it’s an extremely big deal.
It basically confirms in public that Quinn wants to play with his brothers as a recent as today, instead of something he talked about in passing years ago.

While it was pretty obvious, nothing was concrete until today