esteef 2,679 Report post Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) Fighting is the thing that is SUPPOSED to keep guys like Matt Cooke from hurting other players. Yawn. Yeah, he signed Jordin Tootoo because he hates fighting in hockey. And they outwardly admitted how "uncomfortable" they were in doing so. esteef Edited April 28, 2013 by esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vladdy16 2,154 Report post Posted April 28, 2013 Is there any thread you guys can't bastardize and turn into an argument? Let's keep this about Jim and his new job, please. 1 St. Michael (the Red Wing) reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted April 28, 2013 Discussing Jim Nill's GM style isn't "keeping this about Jim"? esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted April 28, 2013 Would rather have kept him and send Devellano to the Stars, but man this is a great hiring for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingCraig 32 Report post Posted April 28, 2013 Wouldn't be surprised if Draper takes Nill's spot....have to start somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Congrats Nill! Good luck-other than you you face us of course! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,936 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 On a related note, if we have to trade one of Fil or Franzen to someone, at least Nill may be comfortable with those guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Sad to see Nill go. I'd always hoped that Kenny would get promoted to Senior VP and Nill take over the GM role. Best of luck to Nill. Dallas is a city that wants to have a winning team, so he's got his work cut out for him. If he'd like to send us a Swede, I think Loui Eriksson would be a nice fit here... Wouldn't be surprised if Draper takes Nill's spot....have to start somewhere. I'm betting that Ryan Martin (currently the Wings' Asst' GM of Hockey Operations) will take Nill's spot. Martin is whom Kenny refers to as his "Cap-ologist", and was heavily courted by Yzerman when he left to go to TB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Michael (the Red Wing) 422 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Jim Nill will be the Stars GM because Joe Nieuwendyk got his pants pulled down by Ray Shero.....twice..... Bingo. Could be other reasons lol but that was spot on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Well Shero also ripped off Feaster he is a damn good GM, although he doesn,t have six rings like a certain SOB. Sent from my BlackBerry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Disappointed. Best of luck to him, just not against Detroit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Mene Mene? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Mene Mene? We're going to be divided between the Medes and Persians? I don't think it's quite that drastic. We'll miss him, but it's not the end of the organization. I don't mean to sound like he hasn't been a large part of our success, but we have a good staff from whom to promote. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StormJH1 231 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 The fighting argument has nothing to do with this. Anybody who wants to talk about how fighting "sets the tone", go find a recording the the Wild's 6-1 loss to Edmonton. Zenon Konopka fought a guy off the draw, Edmonton woke up in a game they had no reason to care about, and scored 30 seconds later. Fighting sets a tone, but one team doesn't control what that message is or what it does to the other team. Was surprised to see Jim Nill leave the organization, but this is what happens to good front offices - they get poached. Good for him and best of luck. Fans here are truly spoiled if they think Holland is washed up or "not trying". We have a playoff team (barely) that is almost entirely based on draft picks, none of which were elite draft picks. Nevermind the fact that we completely reversed are strategy of mortgaging the future for temporary fixes, and still have had a decent year. The young guys PLAYED this year, and at times, they even carried us. I like Yzerman as a human being and he did good work with Team Canada (to the extent he affected that), but the track record in TB is increasingly "spotty". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROBIE4PREZ 58 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 He will be missed. My question would be why would Ryan Martin be considered? He has a law back ground and seems to be more of a contract/CBA guy then anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,496 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 If Jim Nill were our GM, and Paul McLean our coach, would mustaches be mandatory? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Would rather have kept him and send Devellano to the Stars, but man this is a great hiring for them. Why would you want Jimmy D to go? he is the one that turned this organization around. Plus he is semi-retired. Our first 4 trips to the SC (1995 through 2002) was all because of Jimmy D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 He will be missed. My question would be why would Ryan Martin be considered? He has a law back ground and seems to be more of a contract/CBA guy then anything. He does have some experience as a USHL amatuer scout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
