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Originally Posted by New Era
Completely disagree. It was Tortorella's coaching decision that sunk the Nucks. Gillis gave him the same team that was successful the previous year. Tortorella implemented systems and a style of play that didn't fit. Gillis would have had to completely retool the team. This is on Fonzie. Gillis was a sacrificial lamb. Ownership hired Tortorella and had to have a fall guy. Gillis worked. He was also a middling manager, but he was mostly a pawn. Tortorella caused the whole goaltending issue forcing the Luongo deal. Tortorella screwed the team over with his decision making.
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Gillis have him the same team from 3 years ago. The same team that went 2-12 in their previous 14 playoff games. A team that was on a clear decline who traded their younger better goalie for a pick and had a goalie who did not want to be there as number 1. The team went further into the tank when Luongo was traded for mediocre pieces.
The Canucks had no depth outside of their top line and when Torts played them heavily early in the year they were still a playoff team. Gillis is more to blame but they both share in the fall of the team