It had to be obvious from last week’s press conference that Mike Gillis doesn’t enjoy firing people.
Who would? You work with people who become friends for a long period of time in a team setting, then you have to pull the trigger.
It’s no fun, but it’s part of the job, and knowing when to do it is one of the factors that make successful people in these positions. So let’s discuss the scouting department here. Has the drafting and pro scouting with this team been good enough?
And here there is some dispute. The team seems to think that given the poor drafting positions they’ve had the last three to five years, and the number of second-rounders that they haven’t had that their record isn’t all that bad. Perhaps, but if this is so, show us the players. Show us the players by putting them into NHL uniforms and having them perform at the level of some of the...
