Five thoughts on Willie’s firing
1st thought
I had been a defender of Willie D this year. If you look back at the timing of his hiring and the team he was taking over and then the team he had to run over the past three years, you would have to admit that he had no chance of succeeding.
Willie’s first year was his downfall. The Canucks had no reason to have the success they had and expectations for the following years were unrealistic. That success really doomed the changeover to a new team as management and ownership never really could settle on a direction.