Hmmm, Chris Drury, huh ? Sounds like he'd be a good fit in Buffalo to drive them even further into the ground...Extend the playoff drought to 2 decades.
Mr Ranger can continue to f*** himself.
Hmmm, Chris Drury, huh ? Sounds like he'd be a good fit in Buffalo to drive them even further into the ground...Extend the playoff drought to 2 decades.
Can you please provide an example from another pro sports team that did that?Yes, Tulsky is close, but he's more like a Howie Roseman (Eagles - NFL) in that he came from a different background but worked his way up through the ranks with an NHL team before becoming GM.
I'm talking about hiring a guy as GM who never worked in hockey before. Like, either from another pro sport or (less likely) from another business entirely.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!I think Marty will take over as Devils next GM when Fitz moves on.
Who are some current execs who should get some GM interviews this summer? I know Mathieu Darche and Jason Botterill are popular names. Marc Bergevin is the most popular of the retreads. Who else is out there?
Chris Drury destroyed the Rangers as a player and now he destroyed this franchise an exec.
It'll probably be the Pegulas hiring some mail clerk for cheap.
Mar-ty’s bet-ter clap-clap, clap-clap-clapNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Not sure, but if I had to hire a GM, Washington is the first team I start looking at.
Between trades, UFAs, and recent drafts, they have turned the model upside down.
The closest is the Blackhawks, whose current "Associate GM" was hired directly from the Cubs. He had been in the running for the main GM job (and the fact that they hired him as Associate GM kinda makes you think he was a finalist). It hasn't happened yet, but I'll bet it does. Matter of time. If Howie Roseman decided he wanted to switch sports, there would be a ton of teams from MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS lining up to make offers.Can you please provide an example from another pro sports team that did that?
One thing to have no to limited experience in that sport, but it takes time to understand all of the ins/outs of running a pro sports team.
And it's not even our first lawyer GM, we won our first cup with one too.Tampa has a lawyer as GM and head coach.
The easiest argument ever against "playing the game means you know the game" is make someone listen to Carlo Colaiacovo attempt to give analysis
Brodeur is the biggest traitor in Devils history! And, if he's named the Devils GM, he'll ruin them forever!Mar-ty’s bet-ter clap-clap, clap-clap-clap
Give him a break, he was never the same after molesting the end boards with his faceThe easiest argument ever against "playing the game means you know the game" is make someone listen to Carlo Colaiacovo attempt to give analysis
He'd probably offer 2 1st round picks for Brendan Gallagher tho...if that is true, I pity whichever team has lost all Hope and hires him...
I thought Jeff Gorton was kind of like thatI'm waiting for someone to hire a non-hockey guy as GM. I'll bet it happens eventually.
Please let it be me. I can't be any worse than what Trotz has done to the Preds. Here's the list of things I'd do.I'm waiting for someone to hire a non-hockey guy as GM. I'll bet it happens eventually.
He was interviewed for the Devils GM job in 2020, went through 3 rounds of interviews before they chose to make Tom Fitzgerald their permanent GM. And in 2019 he was 'believed' to have been interviewed for the then-vacant Oilers job.Ross Mahoney is probably too old now to the point that he wouldn't want a head job anyways but I'm always surprised that it seems like he's never really even been interviewed
Zito played hockey at Yale and then two semi-pro seasons in Finland. He also went to law school. I imagine a very intelligent guy who played hockey at a very high level (even if not professionally), experienced European hockey, and has a legal background makes for a great GM candidate. Far, far, far more so than some guy who barely went to high school and whose only other experience is NHL player 15+ years.Teams are always inclined to hire former NHL players, but truth is many of the best hockey brains have barely played hockey themselves. Bill Zito, Julien Brisebois, Chris MacFarland, Kent Hughes, Eric Tulsky, Lou Lamoriello, Doug Armstrong, and the trend is growing. I guess we could add Dubas too.