Canucks Fire GM Gillis

[RealGM Wiretap]

The Canucks fired president and general manager Mike Gillis on Tuesday, a day after being eliminated from playoff contention, according to an ESPN.com report.

Gillis took over as general manager from the fired Dave Nonis after the 2007-08 season.

Via ESPN.com

[caronimo]

had two elite goaltenders (luongo / schneider) and traded them both for a prospect, an unproven goaltender and a third liner, no good draft picks to inject youth to an aging roster. traded for underachieving veterans with huge contracts (booth / ballard), and had questionable signings (sundin / garrison)