JianYang
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I never thought Molson came across as arrogant. He just came across as dumb when he talked about hockey and the on-ice product IMO. He had zero business being involved in hockey decisions. Glad that's done and now he's just cutting checks.
No, I never really got a sense of arrogance from molson, either.
He's repeatedly said that he's more like a fly on the wall during personnel decisions rather than someone who is going to play GM. I think most people would agree (fans and GMs alike) that they want an owner that let's the GM do the GM work and doesn't meddle.
I thought it was a good idea as well for molson to have that panel when looking for the new president back in 2012. He leaned on some guys like serge savard who have experience dealing with this market. Now, it didn't work out but I liked the process better than an owner who thinks he's a smarter hockey guy than everyone that is personally handpicking the replacement.
I think the time to move on from bergevin was the season after he fumbled the radulov and markov contracts, but once he did move on, he showed that he is flexible to allow some radical organizational shifts. For example, gorton has come in and shook up the organization with alot more emphasis on talent development. Again, letting the president do president things and staying out of the way.
I don't really ask for much more from the owner. Let's just hope Gorton's execution is sound.