Vancouver, BC - The Vancouver Canucks announced today that Dave Nonis has been relieved of his duties as the team’s General Manager & Sr. Vice-President. The Canucks finished the 2007-08 season with a record of 39-33-10 and missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

“The decision to relieve Dave of his duties was difficult,” explained Francesco Aquilini, Chairman, Vancouver Canucks. “We want to thank Dave for the many contributions he has made helping to build our organization during his tenure. However, I think this important change in leadership is critical to the future of the team and the direction we need to take. It’s not acceptable to our fans or to us as owners that our team isn’t in the playoffs.”

“As owners we made a commitment to deliver the kind of hockey our fans deserve. At the same time, with leadership comes responsibility. So, our search begins today for a new general manager, and our focus going forward is on a winning season in 2008-09.”

What do you guys think?? The CDC forum is nuts

Luckily I was out of town when this happened, because I can only imagine what CDC would be like. Anyways, I'm not particularly fond of the firing.

I think DN should have been given this one more year to make something happen. I strongly believe that he had been gearing up to make some significant changes this summer seeing as though he finally had the cap room.

I'm definitely not a fan of the move by Aquilini, but with that being said, I agree with him that missing the playoffs in 2 out of the last 3 years is unacceptable. I also believe that if the Canucks hire the right guy for the job, this could turn out to be a positive for the organization.