Rutherford/Allvin era in only FOUR years:
• Humiliated and fired Bruce Boudreau
• Chose Miller over Horvat
• Drafted Willander over Benson
• Mikheyev 4 x $4.75 mill, spent a 2nd to trade the contract
• 1st for Lindholm, let him walk
• Let Zadorov Walk
• Traded Miller for a 1st and injury prone Chytil who’s barely played any games, flipped the 1st for Marcus Pettersson
• OEL buyout, he went on to thrive as a top pair defencmen
• Lost Jack Adams winner Rick Tocchet
• Signed EP40 to worst contract in NHL
• Blocked trade of Necas for EP40
• Extended injury prone Demko
• Long term expensive deals for Garland, Boeser and Demko to convince Hughes to stay when Hughes already informed him he’s leaving
• Let Pius Suter walk
• Traded Podkolzin for 4th for him to go thrive in EDM
• Traded a 4th for Evander Kane
• This all led to Quinn Hughes wanting out
• Traded Quinn Hughes
• After all this… they first refused the notion of a rebuild on HNIC, suggested a retool with a hybrid form
What did I miss? Rutherford/Allvin destroyed the Canucks in only 4 seasons. They might be the worst executives in #Canucks history.
Not only did they delay the inevitable for seasons, they wasted years of the former core’s competitive window.
Fuck Jim Rutherford.
Hiring Gillis as POHO would bring back instant credibility to this organization and renew excitement in the fan base.
Even the #1 overall pick won’t do that.