07-04-2022, 04:21 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Mike Grier named GM of the Sharks
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07-04-2022, 04:58 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
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Assistant Coach, to a special advisor, right to GM?
Interesting, but good for him and wish him the best
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07-04-2022, 04:59 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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I had no clue Grier was moving through coaching and management ranks, so for that reason, this came as a bit of a surprise to me.
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07-04-2022, 05:00 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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This is all kinds of awesome.
Good for him.
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07-04-2022, 05:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Well....thats an 'Off The Board' pick.
Good for him though.
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07-04-2022, 05:29 PM
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something else haha
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Nice to see new blood instead of the usual carousel of GMs and coaches
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07-04-2022, 05:30 PM
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Franchise Player
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Cool
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07-04-2022, 05:32 PM
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Franchise Player
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Good for him and good for the sport!
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07-04-2022, 05:36 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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This just seems like a "Jankowski pick" sort of hire. Off the board, no one is expecting, and could turn out great.
Or it could be just like Jankowski.
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07-04-2022, 05:51 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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It's nice to see some new blood in management. He was a good player and spent three years at Boston U, so I assume he must have some smarts as well.
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07-04-2022, 06:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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I wonder if he eases in or tries for a huge splash in UFA/draft day transactions.
Reminds me of the Garth Snow appointment.
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07-04-2022, 06:23 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Good for him. Was always a big fan. First black GM yes?
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07-04-2022, 06:29 PM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach
Good for him. Was always a big fan. First black GM yes?
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For sure. There's only been one black assistant GM, Brett Peterson in Florida and that was only 2 years ago.
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07-04-2022, 06:41 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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I think it's the wrong move given his lack of GM experience at any level, but happy the guy is really the first minority GM. Perhaps he's shown some acumen, but then again some of the old white boys even recently probably haven't had GM experience for their first stints, even into the 2000's. Hope it works out for him.
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07-04-2022, 07:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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He's going to need a strong supporting cast around him for this to work but the reality is that short of some miracle drafting and astute moves he's not going to be around for the good days as this is probably the toughest job in the NHL. You have guys like Karlsson and Couture signed into 2027 and Burns and Vlasek right behind them taking up an enormous amount of their allotted cap space. This team is going to get even worse in a few years when those players can no longer play a regular shift (you can argue Vlasek is already there). I'm sure there will be LTIR shinanagens but good luck trying to hide all of those contracts on LTIR with phony injuries. Doug Wilson did just a terrible job on the back half of his term there.
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07-04-2022, 07:43 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Van Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
I wonder if he eases in or tries for a huge splash in UFA/draft day transactions.
Reminds me of the Garth Snow appointment.
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I the lingering Kane contract outcome still really squashes any big money spending until it’s resolved.
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07-04-2022, 08:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
Reminds me of the Garth Snow appointment.
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Not even close to the same.
At least the ink was dry on his retirement letter before being hired to GM.
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07-04-2022, 08:09 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMike
I the lingering Kane contract outcome still really squashes any big money spending until it’s resolved.
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Maybe the splash will be a fire sell off for picks.
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Not even close to the same.
At least the ink was dry on his retirement letter before being hired to GM.
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More on the out of nowhere deal. Maybe it’s more like Risebrough. Though he had a year of HC.
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07-04-2022, 08:50 PM
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#19
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First Line Centre
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Always liked Grier, I think he'll be a fine GM.
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07-04-2022, 09:21 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Feels like he retired from playing only a couple of weeks ago.
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