Grier has been a B+. Getting out of Karlsson’s contract with the return he got, the return on the Meier trade, and Askarov acquisition were great.
This is like saying "the house is well built and the location is excellent but I don't like the trim on the windows." No GM bats 1.000 and all the big moves, IMHO the ones that matter, have proven to be exceptional over time except for his first two, the draft trade down and Burns, which both look like mediocre moves.
The trade down wasn't even a bad move. None of the players drafted 11th-26th in that draft look like they're on track to become top half of the lineup players.
Why? I'm not saying smurfs and millennials should be thrown in jail. I just don't want them playing or making decisions for my team, respectively.
Of course there are/were bad boomer GMs but there have also been good ones. Every single millennial who has risen to the top of a NHL front office has proven to be a complete dumbass.
To be fair, as an elder millennial who is only 40, there haven't been many millennials in GM roles. The problem might be that the ones who did get a chance were "wunderkinds" who were elevated too quickly without the requisite experience. It's probably less about a generational thing and more about promoting unqualified individuals. For example I doubt that in 15-20 years "millennials" writ large will continue to have a bad track record as GMs.
I like some moves and then hate others. His overall vision is pretty great but he just makes these weird awful moves that make me question his talent evaluation
Yeah in fairness there are probably some active/recently retired millennial NHL players who would make great GMs but the current ones are bullshit artists and con men.
Essentially the move that has people the most angry is the Goodrow trade, and frankly, as lousy as he's been he cost nothing in terms of trade value and his cap hit isn't exactly preventing the team from making further moves since we're so far under the ceiling.
They hate us cause they ain't us
I agree with this completely. As bad as Goodrow is he is not doing any harm to the team. He is good on the PK and has now for almost a month been exclusively on the 4th line. He is no longer dragging down Smith or Celebrini. They will not need his cap space before his contract is up. He might even have positive value his final year if the cap goes up as much as it is reported to go up.
