Madcombinepilot wrote:I am actually surprised at how much MG has managed to get accomplished, especially being backed up against the cap like he is..
If he gets Tanev under a good '2nd' contract, I will be happy with how he has done over the summer, all things considered...
(This wasn't meant as a 'get out of jail' for the past which put us up against the wall, just a general comment that he has wiggled pretty well once he was there)
What exactly has he done?
Firing AV had to happen. We'll see how Torts does, but Gillis gets his walking papers if JT can't get the most out of this roster.
He traded what he thought was his better goalie. Using his own logic he probably feels he made this team worse going into next season. I like Horvat, and I don't mind trading Schneider, but the way he handled this whole thing is abysmal.
Floating the idea of trading Edler before his NTC kicks in is a great confidence builder in what's supposed to be your best d-man.
Buying out Ballard wasn't a tough call.
Gillis painted himself into this corner last offseason. He preached patience, while putting his team perilously close to the cap the entire time. He thought teams would give up assets to land Luongo, and instead traded (in his opinion) his better goalie for a package that was reportedly not the best on the table.
I'm willing to give Gillis some credit for the way he's handled himself, or at least I won't attack him for it. But most of the "issues" he's had to navigate this summer are his own doing. The shine has definitely worn off the guy, imo.
All that being said, the results on the ice will determine how well he did his job!