Has the axe finished falling?

Nonis' firing sure suprised everybody. There'll probably be a change in other management and coaching too.. along with the players themselves. I think things would have been different had we won again. I do wonder as to how everything really came about. In the busines world of PR spin, the public is always left wondering. Was the dismal end just the excuse the 'confirmed' owner of the Canucks needed to finally put one of his chosen in or was it really for the sake of exciting hockey and not the bottom line? (I imagine that millions were lost as profits because we didn't make it to the playoffs)
I liked Nonis. He had good hockey knowledge and respected the fans, players and owners. I thought that he was a good balance to everyone's conflicting interests. But here's one opinion by Tony Gallagher. He's not mincing words with this article in today's Province entitled "Quinn hangover is finally fading". A couple of interesting snippets:

...And Nonis at times was even more Quinn than the man himself, he a study in caution, careful not to rock the boat while building what he believed to be an outstanding organization. Like so many execs in sports management these days, he seemed to be working as much on sticking around and working on his RRSP than on improving the team...

..Where the Aquilini family will take this is anyone's guess, but you know by their actions this week and their activity in their other businesses that they're used to risks... And it hardly seems to be about money, because it would have been far more frugal to keep Nonis in place. Changes are costly in this business and if the new GM talks at any length with his players, new coaches are going to be necessary as well and the good ones don't always come cheaply..

EDIT: Oh my god, after posting this, I just read Cam Cole's article in the National Post. Take a gander.