Daisy Jane
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- Jul 2, 2009
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Bull**** he has no track record. A. GM experience & Awesome OHL GM results.
David Poile before his first GM job: A. GM. Record of 15 seasons with Washington: 594-454-124
Yzerman before TBL: VP job with Wings, nothing worth more than A. GM experience, TBL record speaks for itself.
Funny how people expect somehow for GMs to have 3 Cups before hiring them. I'd rather hire a new guy with potential over someone that's had a .500 record or less over the past 10 years.
And boy is saying "he is young" as a negative dumb without any supporting reason for him not being a good fit based on that.
this is driving me nuts. I haven't read anything at all that we need a GM won 3 cups to take the job. What most people wanted was Shanahan to take the time to look at all avenues before hiring Dubas. Or that having a GM that only has 3 years in the NHL might not be the very best idea. Ironically you would rather hire someone with potential vs someone who had .500 record for ever. Which means, you wouldn't want to have someone like Rutherford who was seen as crap FYI, but won 2cups in 3 years. that argument can work both ways.
also. people saying "he is young" is the same when people screaming "Lou is old!" when he got hired. (or if they hired someone else, people would have other issues.
All i want to hear is that Shanahan took the time (that he had) to look at all options. if he didn't then quite frankly that is what will make me mad not the fact that "Dubas is young."