The Vancouver Canucks are hopeful to have a GM named by the Draft Lottery
Sekeres and Price: Darren Dreger said that the Vancouver Canucks hope to have a general manager in place by the draft lottery, to totally participate within the draft process.
“Well, the hope is that they get something done across the draft lottery (May fifth), and there’s reason behind that. I mean, you’re talking about a comparatively small window of influence and impact here, right? On a company, especially one just like the Vancouver Canucks, given their position within the draft and all of that.
So, how good wouldn’t it be in case your latest head of hockey operations, or on this case, the final manager, can take part in all scouting conversations leading as much as the draft. After which he can quickly undergo that crash course with the amateur scouts and everybody involved in that process with the Canucks, in order that he’s educated and feels a part of an important day, days of decision-making on the draft floor.
Now, you understand, it’s a decentralized draft, so that you’re not going to have your whole hockey operations crew assembled in Buffalo. However the hope, the expectation, the goal, is to have that GM in place as early because the draft lottery.”
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It appears like Francesco Aquilini shall be the one deciding who shall be the following Vancouver Canucks GM
Sekeres and Price: Vancouver Canucks chairman Francesco Aquilini shall be the one who ultimately decides who the following manager of the Canucks is.
“The final word hire of a brand new general manager, I consider, shall be made by Francesco Aquilini.
Now, that’s to not say that Rutherford isn’t going to have input. In fact, he’s having, you understand, he’s had input hourly on this process, including, you understand, compiling the list of candidates there already within the interview process.
But my understanding is that they’re going to going, to undergo the initial interviewing phase, after which they’re going to chop that list pretty quickly. And could possibly be involved in in-person meetings with the shortlist of candidates as early as next week.
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In order that shall be the input and the influence of Jim Rutherford. But again, as I said, given the uncertainty of Rutherford’s future, it’ll be as much as Francesco Aquilini, I’m told, to make that decision as to who the following GM of the Canucks is.”
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