swiftwin
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- Jul 26, 2005
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"Asset management" as you describe it is a basic expectation for a general manager, and is only a small part of the responsibilities of a GM. Any kid who's played NHL23 before can do "asset management".Many general managers do fail at it. And they eventually get relieved of their duties as a result. It is an expectation regardless.
The CBA framework enables parity in the NHL through that exact mechanism of extended asset control. It is expected of general managers to maximize their use of assets through either retaining them or trading them at high value.
PD’s failure to figure that out in the earlier years of his tenure led to a string of basement finishes, and despite his declarations to the contrary, zero meaningful hockey games in the past six years. Time to go.
A good general manager needs to balance this NHL23-style "asset management" with the vision to focus on the team culture, focus on cap management in the short term, focus on cap management in the long term, focus on properly developing your young players.
I'll easily take a general manager that can properly balance all those things over a general manager who can nickel and dime an extra late draft pick here 'n there, but fails to build the foundation of a good core locked down on great long term contracts with a great team culture.