One person could be in charge of overseeing the amateur scouting staff and drafting, the other could oversee the pro scouts and have ideas on trades and signings and so on. It takes off pressure from the GM and together as a group can work together to make a team successful. Gillis also talked about his ideas for modernizing how NHL organizations work. He suggested that the practices should be at 4 PM.
He even talked about making changes to the scouting system. The analytics are poor. Another interesting thing said by Gillis was that teams should play five forwards on the ice at even-strength situations. I just see this push toward more offense. There were reports that the Canucks were interested in bringing Gillis back as president of jockey operations a few months ago, but those were quickly shut down in a tweet from Francesco Aquilini.
And when he was an agent, Gillis was well known for extracting every cent he could for his players. Gillis, reached at home on Friday afternoon, politely declined to comment for this story, but his track record speaks for itself. He was certainly a black sheep in many ways when he was in hockey management, but make no mistake, he had plenty of friends and allies around the game. His return to the PA is somewhat unique; hockey managers have generally stayed on their side of the aisle, but now someone who has been there, who knows what can be done, is moving over.
One wonders what Gary Bettman will be thinking in quiet about this shift. He also, of course, has been pushing back against players acquiring more pieces of the revenue pie for nearly two decades now. Gillis the agent was someone who was pushing the other way, carving out contracts for middle-tier players that were so big, Bettman finally convinced his owners that armageddon, losing an entire season, was worth it if they could win themselves the ultimate player-salary depressant: a salary cap.
Is there more to this story? Gillis seemed to criticize Tortorella's style in a radio interview, saying he wanted the team to get back to the type of game that got it to the Cup finals. If we don't have the personnel to do it, they'll be changed. If you look at the top teams in the West, there isn't a lot that separates any of the teams in the West, but the top teams play that way. That's the way we played. Apart from this season's product on the ice, Gillis had also been roundly criticized for his poor draft record, questionable free-agent signings and trades, and the handling of the Roberto Luongo saga.
After the veteran goalie was unseated in the Vancouver crease by Cory Schneider , Gillis tried to move Luongo and his massive contract -- one that Gillis himself had negotiated. In another surprising twist, Luongo was then traded back to the Florida Panthers last month following Tortorella's decision to start backup Eddie Lack in the Heritage Classic game. Free Agent Frenzy You need to be Premium to access this feature. Staff Facts. Date of Birth. Dec 01, Place of Birth.
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