MB will have one of his most important summers in his career as GM because there are opportunities to really improve us as a team, and there are also pitfalls.
One of the biggest consideration is of course coaching. Normally, I'd say stay the course with MT. But with so many coaches fired, and Babcock/Boucher available. If MT is not the guy to bring us all the way, then we have a big opportunity to change that and get the guy who will.
It also seems obvious that our first two centers DD and Plekanec are inadequate and need to be replaced. So there are obvious personnel issues. Kinda tough to fire your coach as a young GM when you haven't really provided him with the weapons to go all the way.
One thing is for sure is that Subban sent a message to management when he said he was 26 year old and he wanted to win right now. If I'm him, Price, Patch, Markov, Plekanec... not sure I love the transition talk. It seems obvious the time to win is now. It started this year. But then again last summer was spent fixing the mistakes of the previous one. And this summer MB has huge salary cap constraints he has to deal with. Can he find a taker for PAP, DD, Plekanec ? Who will be available to us to replace them ?
MB has some quality assets. He needs to set them up for success.
The easiest way to do this is to change the coach for a better one. But sometimes, you think you're getting a better deal when you're not. I hold MT in higher esteem than most here, but this summer there could be upgrades available. Will definitely be interesting to watch it all unfold.