Thread by @CanuckTruth

Being a #Canucks fan does not mean putting your head in the sand. It means you want the team to do well and ultimately win a Cup. There are many factors in “doing well”. Hopefully you have an owner with deep pockets. The Aquilinis have not held back.
@ThomasDrance @SatiarShah

Then you want serious ownership that hires good people and supports them. Francesco started out by hiring a very innovative GM in Gillis who clearly was all about treating players well so they had an environment to be the best version of themselves.
@passittobulis @risingaction

Almost won a Cup. Damn, almost! Imagine the difference if that had happened. But it didn’t. And that’s where things took a seemingly irrevocable turn. As soon as there was struggle, Gillis’ solution was not acceptable to FA, and the interference began. @SadClubCommish

Gillis gone. Linden hired and gone. Other dissenting members of the org… gone. Players suddenly feeling less respect in negotiations. Players hung to dry through Covid. Players let go without communication. Desperation moves. @DhaliwalSports

A GM who has to prove himself by what? Just getting to the playoffs. This is not a serious NHL team anymore. Francesco is a rich fan. His true colours came out after the Cup fail. Here’s who to hire, Mike. He’s a fan GM, just like all us idiots here.

The team is his toy, and the ONLY reason he has kept the obviously flawed Benning is because he’s his #ToyGM.

@threadreaderapp please unroll.