"Stay Still Gill" Should Go.

I don't normally take swings at the staff of a team (cough), because quite frankly, I have no clue how to do their jobs. But this has gone far enough. Over his 5 some odd years as GM of the Vancouver Canucks, Gillis has earned the reputation of "Stay Still Gill," due to the fact that he almost never makes any moves at the Trade Deadline. This has been fine in the last few years, when the Canucks weren't plagued by injuries or failing so miserably.

It's no secret for either of the above, and i'm not going to deny that the 2 go hand in hand. But with that in mind, why WOULDN'T you bring in some desperately needed replacements? And with how low the asking prices were this year, I am at the point where I believe Gillis should be fired for his inability to make trades.

Some who still like Gillis may bring to the table: "Oh, he was busy with the Luongo trade" or "It's ok, said injured players will be back soon.'

First of all: He's had over a year to negotiate this Luongo trade, and it's clear that he's not going to get much value for him. Luongo is now downright pissed, saying that his "contract sucks," and that he'd "happily give up the $64 million to start elsewhere." My gosh man, move him along! If you can't do that, find someone who will and put him in your chair. Also, Gilman could've been given a list of needs, and then sought them out. He did it with the Derek Roy trade, and he could've done a heck of a lot more.

Secondly, we don't know when anyone is coming back. At this point, our injured players barely have enough time to reintegrate before the playoffs, nevermind get back into the best condition of their lives. Going into the playoffs, Vancouver could've used some depth wingers, more than the one centreman acquired, and possibly even a depth defenseman. Because let's face it, Alberts and Barker aren't going to hold this team together.

Let's address that further. Ryan Clowe, 3rd all time in Sharks Playoff scoring, went for the price of 3 draft picks to New York. Granted, he wanted a long contract extension, but you work past these things. Either Raffi Torres or Tanner Glass would've been happy to come back to Vancouver, and add a little more grit into the Canucks lineup. Both of them with low cap hits, and a history of clutch play. Raffi went for one draft pick to San Jose, and Tanner wasn't even considered.

When your team is playing like crap, you make changes. Vigneault has fiddled with the lineups all season, and Gillis has failed to deliver new players. One new player will not change the course of this team.

Just to clarify, I still feel Vigneault should go. He did well for a while, but has run his course with this team. And Gillis quite clearly doesn't have the guts to make the necessary changes. I'm not saying we need to trade the Sedins or something drastic like that, but trades should've been made.