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[d_x @finessangelo]

@spencergillis what would it take for francesco to interview your dad, if your dad would even want to come back to Van. i feel like im going crazy because he’s the clear cut best choice possible w/ the most experience to run this team but francesco’s pride is too big to allow it

[d_x @finessangelo]

@fr_aquilini @fr_aquilini for your viewing:

[Chris McCluskey @mcclusk]

In January 2025, Mike Gillis and his son (PWHL player agent Spencer Gillis) did a sit down interview on Down to Irf with Irfaan Gaffar, and Mike was asked what he's learned during his time away from the game and if he'd have done anything differently when he looks back on his career to date.

"If you don't reflect and be honest about the mistakes that you made and circumstances you might have handled differently or better - you know, the job of a general manager in the NHL is extraordinarily difficult and most people that are fans don't understand or appreciate the complexity of it - the daily grind, the different competing elements that you have to manage from top to bottom. Of course, I reflect back and there are things that I would have done differently.

There's also opportunities in technology that weren't around when we were doing things and they are really profound. There's incredible advances being made in physiology and physiology tracking and opportunities there that I think are going to change and advance the sport in a way, not only for the sport, but for the general population. When you have an athlete level athlete that can define physiology parameters in a different way than people are used to, it can lead to a lot of learning, I think, and a lot of opportunity.

I wish that stuff was around when we were doing it. It's there now. I'm definitely going to implement it somewhere in the future because I believe in it, but most definitely some things I would do differently, for sure."

Worth noting that around this time Mike Gillis was actively involved in acquiring a hockey team in Switzerland - I don't know that this ever came to fruition. Point being it seems Mike Gillis has been actively pursuing a return to the game in some capacity for well over a year now.

https://t.co/uhAwS3aRa4

[d_x @finessangelo]

@fr_aquilini put your pride aside and interview+hire Mike Gillis for POHO. the team desperately needs innovative ideas and progressive thinking, and Gillis is the one with the vision needed to spearhead this rebuild. there isn’t a single candidate that has the experience like him

[d_x @finessangelo]

@fr_aquilini @fr_aquilini PR is ever-increasingly important in the fast moving world of sports. how can you properly sell the idea of building an innovative championship franchise if you don’t hire the person who already has these ideals?
put your pride aside francesco and hire gillis

[d_x @finessangelo]

@ThomasDrance @RussoHockey when you have a generational defenceman you do everything in your power to keep him.

can’t believe this is even an issue, all the revisionist talk is dumb

[d_x @finessangelo]

@fr_aquilini if you’re serious about a rebuild and building back trust from the fans you’d hire gillis as POHO.

despite the bad blood b.w you two, his innovative vision is exactly what this team needs going forward. it would also ensure the fans know you’re completely hands off

[d_x @finessangelo]

@Buckfoston crying about foote when you vocally support a rebuild is crazy, are you dumb, stupid, or both

[d_x @finessangelo]

@Canucks allvin’s just the fall guy

@fr_aquilini explain to the fans why you can’t keep your fucking meddling hands off the team.

nobody believes that you don’t. nobody. and your reputation will never recover from the low bar that it already was. sell the team you fucking coward

[d_x @finessangelo]

@RinkWideVAN kief is living proof that we just want players who care. embrace the city and the fans will embrace you.

go get em kief, you deserve the best

[d_x @finessangelo]

@BrandonKodallas @grok this you?

[ʙʀᴀɴᴅᴏ @BrandonKodallas]

Liberal hockey fans are the worst sport fans in the entire world. What a bunch of crying deluded idiots🤣 hockey is one of the roughest toughest sports, how the fuck did we get these losers here hahahaha

[d_x @finessangelo]

@AdamSandler @netflix

thought HG2 would ruin the legacy of the original but man i was wrong. tastefully done, story was great, and well put together.

crazy note- I started hearing Magic as soon as the put went in and was shocked when i realized it was another song playing

[d_x @finessangelo]

@spell_slinger85 @PensML enough credible evidence to suggest moving forward with a case you dumbfuck, is the police service a judge? do they give out rulings?

and the phrase has to have Wasnt* if you’re going to say “nOw WaS iT” fucking moron

[d_x @finessangelo]

@Seanm288 and yet all your dumb ass needs is a .30-06 springfield with different grains. that’s it. that’s all.

[d_x @finessangelo]

@Just4Br0wsing @GeriSzczesiak @AntiMohammedanX @TWilsonOttawa @75opinionated chance of that is nonexistent, just like the possibility of you ever getting a smidge of pussy

[d_x @finessangelo]

@yiffyballs @Seanm288 you really tried to force this stupid tweet lmfao

[d_x @finessangelo]

@JSandlak19 hronek PLUS for mctavish? you are out of your goddamn mind

hronek is a bonafide 1RHD and the entire league saw it when hughes was injured. not only did he step up, he excelled.

let’s maybe stop pretending that 1RHDs grow on trees

[d_x @finessangelo]

@Seanm288 why do you need 16 rifles for hunting?… because it’s not about hunting.