Blob Mckenzie wrote:
If Big Dave had still been running things we would likely still have Morrison, would have probably traded our 1st round pick( this was rumored by Nonis's media puppet..........bye bye Cody Hodgson) for Cammalerri, signed Brunnstrom and would likely not have dealt for Bernier and O'Brien. Cowan would likely be our tough guy and Davison and Hordichuk would likely have signed elsewhere. Krapjeck would likely still be coughing up the puck and getting worked over in front of his own net. Nonis didn't like having a big, tough team so the Canucks would still be getting bounced around the rink like they did in the three previous seasons. Obviously it is impossible to predict all of this but I think we can all agree that this team would definitley not have the toughness and size it currently posesses.
The firing of Dave Nonis is the biggest reason for this team's turnaround.
While I felt Nonis didn't get a fair chance to upgrade the forwards due to cap restrictions,in hindsight the Aquilinis did the right thing considering how last season ended. Some of yourpredictions are way off though'
still have Morrison-probably
traded the 1st round pick-%100 B.S.,Nonis and every other G.M. in the league had realised that the way to build a team was through good drafting and good player development.I don't believe this for a second
signed Brunnstrom=yup
Cowan would be our toughguy-No,he had already proven he was not capable of that job and any other productive role for that matter.It was obvious at that point that the team needed to upgrade their toughness and Nonis would have dealt with that.
Some things that Gillis has done that Nonis wouldn't have IMO:
Sundin-A $10 mill. offer was pretty ballsy and I believe Nonis would have been significantly more conservative in his offer
Addressing AV's coaching style-Gillis's Las Vegas getaway with Vigneualt was in Gillis's eyes his biggest accomplishment so far(As he stated on HNIC after hours)and it seems the gm & coach are definately on the same page now.
I will agree though the Nonis firing was neccesary and is the biggest reason for the teams turnaround