The hockey world was shocked when the Vancouver Canucks announced that Trevor Linden was stepping down as team president after four years on the job, and more insight has been offered as to what led to the split.
Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province appeared on TSN 1040 and brought up the well-known tension between Linden and owner Francesco Aquillini. On top of that, it sounds like Linden thought of himself as more than team president, but also the general manager.
Here’s what Willes had to say:
“I think Trevor envisioned a scenario where he was the president, but really he was the GM.