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[Halfboard]

What is this xenophobic nonsense comment? The second best team in the Western Conference also has a Euro GM, and that team has been spinning its tires a LOT longer than we have.

Overreact much??? The best young hockey players in the world are from Canada; closely follow by the United States. I would like to see the scouting/drafting be more focused there.

 

[ColumbusTrill]

Overreact much??? The best young hockey players in the world are from Canada; closely follow by the United States. I would like to see the scouting/drafting be more focused there.

the overwhelming majority of our draft picks the last 3 years have been north american

 

[squashmaple]

Overreact much??? The best young hockey players in the world are from Canada; closely follow by the United States. I would like to see the scouting/drafting be more focused there.

Okay, Don Cherry.

 

[Halfboard]

Okay, Don Cherry.

Thanks, despite his fits of blowhard comments; I’ll take your statement as a compliment.

 

[Marioesque]

Overreact much??? The best young hockey players in the world are from Canada; closely follow by the United States. I would like to see the scouting/drafting be more focused there.

The biggest scouting focus is in NA already just due to proximity.

You're not liking Jiricek, Svozil, Marchenko, Chinakhov, Voronkov?

 

[tunnelvision]

Bump.

Edit: Also, feel free to name GM candidates if you have any in mind. We could also have all general GM search discussion here in the future if mods are fine with that.

 

[CBJ goalie]

Although the popular (or easy) move might be to promote Chris Clark as he's done a great job in Cleveland, I feel the better option would be to get someone that's been an assistant GM somewhere who's an up-and-comer and ready to make some proper moves.
I can't think of any 'free agent' experienced GM's that might fit this role, like a Chiarelli

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Hair

 

[Jyrki]

Not sure why JD didn't go too, Jarmo overstayed because of him. Maybe they want a bit of organizacional continuity so the whole FO doesn't disappear oversight but it's strange since the writing had been on the wall for a long while.

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[stevo61]

If they hire Gorton I hope even more they can keep Siren. Not a great drafting record

 

[MoeBartoli]

Gorton would certainly be an interesting candidate. It was him who did the heavy lifting to form the nucleus of the current Rangers team. While his two major draft picks have been meh, they were certainly consensus picks to have NHL success. His big sin was not capitulating to Dolans demand to fire the coach.

 

[Viqsi]

Not sure I'd be happy with that one. I never really did have much confidence in how he managed the Rangers and I still don't really believe in that team even tho they've got results right now. I really feel like it's more "they lucked into Adam Fox" and similar stuff rather than anything management set them up for.

Of course, I've not done much of a close study of the org so I could be well off-base. But that's where I am at the moment.

 

[stevo61]

Gorton would certainly be an interesting candidate. It was him who did the heavy lifting to form the nucleus of the current Rangers team. While his two major draft picks have been meh, they were certainly consensus picks to have NHL success. His big sin was not capitulating to Dolans demand to fire the coach.

He also drafted Kravstov with a top 10 pick

 

[CBJx614]

He also drafted Kravstov with a top 10 pick

Was that him or was that him listening to his scouts. If there was one thing Jarmo was good at, it was putting faith in his scouts and making selections that most wouldn't. They didnt always work out, but you know he had faith in his staff.

 

[stevo61]

Was that him or was that him listening to his scouts. If there was one thing Jarmo was good at, it was putting faith in his scouts and making selections that most wouldn't. They didnt always work out, but you know he had faith in his staff.

Staff is hired by the GM, that still shows on your resume to some degree

 

[cbjthrowaway]

the cbjthrowaway plan:

1. chris macfarland as PHOP
2. mathieu darche as GM
3. keep josh flynn as AGM (overseeing analytics, where they are by all accounts very good)
4. elevate rick nash to AGM (overseeing player dev + amateur scouting)

 

[Cowumbus]

Bump.

Shawn Horcoff
Mathieu Darche
Danny Langenbrunner
Rich Peverley

Plz not some retread

I really wanted Staois but it looks like he’s going to keep his GM status after what’s his name was fired.

 

[Viqsi]

It's strange. I feel like I'm hearing equal amounts of "please no newcomers" and "please no retreads" - thankfully not from the same people simultaneously, but still. It's like we're creating expectations of just taking an existing Cup-contending GM and hiring them away from somewhere else, which... well, I shouldn't have to explain how realistic (or otherwise) that is.

 

[stevo61]

It's strange. I feel like I'm hearing equal amounts of "please no newcomers" and "please no retreads" - thankfully not from the same people simultaneously, but still. It's like we're creating expectations of just taking an existing Cup-contending GM and hiring them away from somewhere else, which... well, I shouldn't have to explain how realistic (or otherwise) that is.

Id be curious to know what some people consider newbie. 1st time GM period? Someone like Castonguay who only has 3 years experience? Darche who has 5 years in management but lots of years in hockey? Pridham/Tulsky who have bear a decade?

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Viqsi]

Oooh. That could be interesting.

 

[CBJ goalie]

Hmmmm, and Hunter is good friends with Asst GM Basil McRae. They co-own the London Knights.

 

[stevo61]

I think Hunter was pretty choked when he didnt get the Toronto job. Guy has been around the game forever but atleast has experience with pro's and kids, could be a good balance