Greetings from Vancouver!
Yep, I'm sitting out here on the Pacific edge of Canada, soaking up rays wondering if I slept through summer. You know that when the weather reports mention a slight chance of snow flurries, you've probably picked the wrong time of year to visit.
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Without even knowing it, on a warm June afternoon in 2006, Dave Nonis inadvertently slipped the noose around his own neck.
It just took two years for the trap door to fall.
Probably far too nice a guy to hold down a position so unforgiving, Nonis was gassed as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks Monday night, a move that was both shocking and perversely expected at the same time.
Dave Nonis was hoping for another chance to get things turned around for the Vancouver Canucks. He didn't get it.
Nonis was fired as general manager of the Canucks Monday after three full seasons on the job. Nonis took over from mentor Brian Burke in May 2004.
They know what you did last summer, Roberto Luongo.
And a few of them aren't happy about it.
Note, I stress a few. They'll get over. Buffoons always do.
With Luongo and healthy lineup, deadline deal could put Canucks over top
Psst. Hey you over there. Yeah, you in that Red Wings jersey mapping out the parade route in downtown Detroit. Hold up a minute.
C'mere. I'm going to let you on a little secret. Put the pen down, Picasso.
