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Canucks coach Alain Vigneault fired for losing the games that counted
not fully explain the team's recent playoff ineptitude, which includes six straight losses on home ice and has cost owner Francesco Aquilini millions in unharvested playoff revenue. Prior to negotiating an extension for himself and, later, one for Vigneault 5:57 PM from Vancouver Sun Read more »
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No quick-fix solution to Canucks’ problems
Gillis wants to simply gut his team and turn it into the Florida Panthers or another draft-lottery contender. Since owner Francesco Aquilini fired the last GM who missed the playoffs, calling it unacceptable, and the current crisis is due primarily to two from Vancouver Sun Read more »
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Canucks GM ready to hit ‘reset’ button
especially, in the playoffs. That may as well have been code for: âIâm firing Vigneault.â Gillis, hand-picked by owner Francesco Aquilini and signed to an extension one year ago, isnât going anywhere unless he gets tired of the job and quits. Vigneault, who from Canada.com Read more »
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Canucks aren’t as flashy as in the past, but they’re scrappier
Henrik Sedin, and then hived off to encircle Cory Schneider, the billionaire owner of the Vancouver Canucks, Francesco Aquilini, strode over to the captain of the hockey team. “Congratulations,” the recently bearded Aquilini said to Sedin on Saturday night from Globe and Mail Read more »
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Boyz in the hood
new family. The gang members that would make him, in the words of one of his teachers, "a monster." A CALL BECAME A CALLING Francesco Aquilini wants to go for coffee, but it is NHL trade deadline day. Stuff is going on. "We better have coffee here," he says. from Vancouver Sun Read more »
