Confirmed with Link: Keith Jones actually set to be named real life part-time President of Hockey Operations, Danny Briere full-time GM

[BernieParent]

New era, and hilferty says we need to channel the 1970s teams.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

What an absolutely awful press conference. A whole lot of garbage spewed with no real direction

"Tenacious fan" Dan Hilferty is a c***. He wants your money. Period. That's all that tenacious c*** wants.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

So… Bob Clarke and Co. are 100% still involved.

 

[bennysflyers16]

There you go, the top guy has zero experience.

The GM has zero experience

The chairman has zero experience

President didn't pick his GM
Gm didn't pick his coaches,

What could go wrong ?

 

[chadateit]

Right, but every single person went out of their way to mention collaboration multiple times.

I call bullshit.

The point is someone can be accountable when the collaboration shits the bed

 

[Cody Webster]

"process was an exhausting one" LOL.

Sure it was

 

[BernieParent]

So it’s the Same Ol’ Era Of Orange

 

[Curufinwe]

I wonder who Jonesy will replace Briere with in a few years.

 

[bennysflyers16]

"process was an exhausting one" LOL.

Sure it was

Hey who's that guy in that office over there, let's hire him !

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

 

[chadateit]

Jones already fluffing Bettman. I suppose he may have some good qualities for this job.

 

[TCTC]

In the end it doesn't matter who's in charge but the decisions they make. At least with Jones and Briere we have two guys who haven't proven yet to be incompetent. This could work or it could be a disaster. We'll find out.

 

[bennysflyers16]

We may not score 2 goals a game.

 

[Cody Webster]

Hey who's that guy in that office over there, let's hire him !

You can't tell me, with a straight face, that they, along with 3 different firms, interviewed a large number of candidates, they wouldn't say how many they interviewed, and thought that a guy, with absolutely 0 experience, was the best for the job.

 

[bennysflyers16]

You can't tell me, with a straight face, that they, along with 3 different firms, interviewed a large number of candidates, they wouldn't say how many they interviewed, and thought that a guy, with absolutely 0 experience, was the best for the job.

Exactly, all while the Pens are gearing up to raid the Canes front office.

There was no search if Jones, Eddie O and Wilson were your final 3.

If there was an actual search, 2 of those finalists would of been some real new thinking people.

Admitting they interviewed no other GM candidates,

Its f***ing incredible !!!

 

[FlyerNutter]

Putting the frustration aside.

My overall take is this.

Comcast felt they needed to have more influence. More collaboration. They needed to find someone that would ensure that while being respected by the old guard.

Enter Jones.

This is ownership trying to have more say, a business ops side trying to be part of things more - when hoxkeh ops in the past wouldn’t allow it.

They want hockey ops, and the business side to work together. That’s all this is about. Collaboration said 1000 times.

 

[Striiker]

They’re really going to keep hammering this f***ing stupid “he knows people” bullshit, huh?

 

[Curufinwe]

Yikes. Hilferty got his education from Dave Scott.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

make it stop, this can't be real life

 

[chadateit]

Explicitly from hilferty, there was no process for finding a GM other than saying "Valerie and I like Danny"

 

[dragonoffrost]

Oh. Makes sense.

We are soooooooooooooooooooooooooo f***ed

 

[Striiker]

holy shit

How would your stupid ass know that? Based on what? Oh yeah, he played for this shit team.

 

[bennysflyers16]

That Assistant guy in Carolina, think maybe, just maybe we have a chat with him ?


NOPE , we got our guy !

 

[Curufinwe]

Torts is thrilled.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Tortsy LOVES these 2, that is all you need to know about the future of this team.