03-07-2018, 06:01 PM
|
#1
|
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
Ron Francis out as General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes.
Looks like they are giving him a more ceremonial/advisory role if the report about the new GM reporting directly to the owner are true.
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/n...204033069.html
Quote:
The Carolina Hurricanes are moving general manager Ron Francis to a new position and will conduct a search to replace him, a source with direct knowledge of the decision said Wednesday night.
Francis will remain with the team as president of hockey operations, but his replacement as general manager will report directly to new owner Tom Dundon.
Francis was promoted to general manager in 2014 when Jim Rutherford retired and was tasked with a major rebuilding of the franchise. The team failed to make the playoffs in each of his first three seasons as GM and appears unlikely to make the postseason this season.
The Hurricanes appeared primed to make a leap forward this season, but Francis' choice of Scott Darling as the Hurricanes' new No. 1 goaltender has been an abject disaster and two of his other offseason acquisitions – Marcus Krueger and Josh Jooris – were waived last month. Jooris was later traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a minor deal.
|
edit: official now
https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/...ent=1520470822
Last edited by sureLoss; 03-07-2018 at 06:04 PM.
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:02 PM
|
#2
|
|
Franchise Player
|
Isn't the POHO supposed to be the in-between for the owners and the GM?
What was the point in creating the position if the GM reports directly to the owners and not the President of Hockey Operations?
__________________
Until the Flames make the Western Finals again, this signature shall remain frozen.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:05 PM
|
#3
|
|
#1 Goaltender
|
Why would they need a new GM when they have the best cap manger in the game.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Nsd1 For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:06 PM
|
#4
|
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaskal
Isn't the POHO supposed to be the in-between for the owners and the GM?
What was the point in creating the position if the GM reports directly to the owners and not the President of Hockey Operations?
|
Advisory role maybe.
Francis is a big name for that franchise, not firing him out right so not to piss off the fan base.
It is also something the Canes do. did the same thing with Jim Rutherford.
Last edited by sureLoss; 03-07-2018 at 06:10 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:11 PM
|
#5
|
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
Frank Seravalli
@frank_seravalli
Ron Francis did not make a single NHL player-for-player transaction in his four years as #Canes GM. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2009.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to sureLoss For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:11 PM
|
#6
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
|
Francis likely to get this role and then a quiet departure in the next year or so.
Have to think Peters is next.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:12 PM
|
#7
|
|
Scoring Winger
|
nm
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:18 PM
|
#8
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
Frank Seravalli
@frank_seravalli
Ron Francis did not make a single NHL player-for-player transaction in his four years as #Canes GM. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2009.
|
No trades in 4 years is nuts.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to browna For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:21 PM
|
#9
|
|
Franchise Player
|
They need a centre for those 2 young promising wingers. Stall and lindholm not cutting it.
Wonder if new gm would think about trading Lindholm? He would be great on right side of mony/johnny line
Last edited by kyuss275; 03-07-2018 at 06:24 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:22 PM
|
#10
|
|
Franchise Player
|
He traded Josh Jorris for Greg McKegg a week ago.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Oling_Roachinen For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:30 PM
|
#11
|
|
Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
|
Time to jack up the salary, not make the playoffs, show some extreme losses and relocate the team.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Flash Walken For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:30 PM
|
#12
|
|
Franchise Player
|
I find the timing strange.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:32 PM
|
#13
|
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
He traded Josh Jorris for Greg McKegg a week ago.
|
Maybe Seravalli doesn't count that trade because McKegg was in the AHL at the time? He did specify NHL player-for-player trades.
__________________
WARNING: The preceding message may not have been processed in a sarcasm-free facility.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Jay Random For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:33 PM
|
#14
|
|
Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by chummer
I find the timing strange.
|
I wonder if we see a trade this year between two nonplayoff teams like ottawa, arizona or buffalo.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:50 PM
|
#15
|
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
John Shannon @JSportsnet
The inside story of the 'Canes change is that the owner wants to deal directly with the coaches and the players...and have a figure head GM. Dundon wants to do it like Mark Cuban runs the NBA Mavericks.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to sureLoss For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:52 PM
|
#16
|
|
Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
|
yup, he didn't buy it to leave it in it's packaging, he's going to open it up and play with his new toy.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:52 PM
|
#17
|
|
First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
|
Why wouldn't he just name himself GM then?
__________________
"This has been TheScorpion's shtick for years. All these hot takes, clickbait nonsense just to feed his social media algorithms." –Tuco
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:56 PM
|
#18
|
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Why wouldn't he just name himself GM then?
|
Because when he trades his entire D corps for a collection of hockey cards, he'll need someone he can fire.
(See: Tampa Bay Lightning, when owned by Koules & Barrie.)
__________________
WARNING: The preceding message may not have been processed in a sarcasm-free facility.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:56 PM
|
#19
|
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Why wouldn't he just name himself GM then?
|
Because you can't fire yourself.
You put in a puppet, and when things go bad, you can him and get a new puppet.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2018, 06:57 PM
|
#20
|
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
John Shannon @JSportsnet
The inside story of the 'Canes change is that the owner wants to deal directly with the coaches and the players...and have a figure head GM. Dundon wants to do it like Mark Cuban runs the NBA Mavericks.
|
Oh boy . That's not a good idea.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to kyuss275 For This Useful Post:
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:19 AM.
|
|
