That is absolutely brutal. If Pegula forced the trade, I’m not sure you can blame that on Murray but who cares at this point.
Afraid to ask what those two 2nd rounders became.
stop thinking they overpaid with 2 2nds.
It was a deal between GMd that goes like this....call in the afternoon on deadline day asking about pkayer X for a secondary prosprct
Other gm doesnt know much about their prospects.
Instead they say trade vet for future unnamed prospect cant be donr in hockey like it can in baseball they instead use futyr ef picks as a placeholders for this. None in current upcoming draft and then by next deadline they pick a prospect of theirs and return the picks
They used the picks to protect historical trade value of similar vet D which is usually a 2nd+ 2nd-5th
I get what you are saying, but the NHL is so much different than football. In football, the coaches are the CEO. In the NHL, coaches are at the bottom rung of importance or influence and are the first to get fired.
The big difference us in draft. For nhl you likely dont srr the players you pick till 4+ yrs from now.
In the NFL you expect something from rookies in yr 1.
Personality-wise, we struck gold with the Bills with McDermott. I feel like he is respectful enough where he listens to Pegula, but is bullheaded enough where he does it his own-way (and probably outlines why). He sounds like an extremely convincing and thorough guy. I also think he is in the top 1/4 of NFL coaches, and even without Josh Allen, his floor is pretty high.
I think Pegula has a more deeper understanding of hockey than he does of football so he might be more involved in hockey.
In football he might want to know more high profile things just from a PR standpoint
Hockey is so much more intricate than the NFL though. Salary cap decisions cannot be reversed in a year or 2. You are scouting teens across the planet in apples-to-oranges leagues and trying to project how they will play in the NHL as adults. The critical mix for an NHL team is much more complicated than a football team.
Prospect end you have years before you ser impact while football I'd next yr.
because its do now post draft. I think that is why contracts changed to heavy bonus and cut ties and it's so much system driven in who you sign it would be harder to change teams without a cut and run on vet contracts
So let's just put Lindy as POHO.... maybe? He has extensive experience as a player, captain, and coach, and has seen multiple organizations at this point. He carries credibility and seems like he should be well-respected. Bringing in his own GM would be a good move, obviously because that is a big workload. I would rather Lindy bring in a GM as POHO though and not a HC. I think many+ GM candidates would balk at being selected by a HC. Firing a coach is a lever any GM should be free to pull at any time.
How old is Ruff? Hes 70+. I dont see him in such a role long term
