Confirmed with Link: That's Dr. Eric Tulsky: New GM to You!

[Canes]

.....or they are the owners of sports teams.

Not really. I wouldn’t say Dundon or many owners are nerds. Probably the opposite which is what allows them to swindle poor people for billions.

 

[NotOpie]

Not really. I wouldn’t say Dundon or many owners are nerds. Probably the opposite which is what allows them to swindle poor people for billions.

Well if you take the Canes colored glasses off, all you have to do is look at the newest owner Ryan Smith....founded Qualtrics. Steve Ballmer owns the LA Clippers. Ted Leonsis made his cash at AOL. Henry Samueli, owner of the Anaheim Ducks was a co-founder of Broadcom. Mark Cuban made his dough in Broadcast.com. Even James Dolan's father of Ranger fame started HBO and Cablevision.

So maybe not the nerdiest nerds, but still, I think it follows the logic....plus I was just having some fun.

 

[ndp]

Says DW is making, at least, double, possibly, triple what he made for the Canes. And, that he had many teams interested in him. Seemed a little surprised that he picked Columbus.

Post in thread 'Roster Building XX: How Many Patents Does Your GM Have?'
Roster Building XX: How Many Patents Does Your GM Have?

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Back in my day we used to stuff nerds into lockers and give them swirlies, nowadays they’re becoming GMs of your favorite sports teams

Most people who post stuff like this have been stuffed in a locker or two.

but seriously, how does it feel to get a swirly?

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Friedman says the official announcement is today

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

N&O article is pretty good.

https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article289342870.ece

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

It's on Canes website. No longer speculation.

@DaveG @cptjeff @Tryamw Cane we just change this thread to confirmed with a link?

Canes Name Tulsky Permanent General Manager | Carolina Hurricanes

New GM to hold press conference on Wednesday at PNC Arena

www.nhl.com

 

[Borsig]

We were all scared someone would poach him. Now let's see.

This year is.... Well.... interesting.

 

[NotOpie]

We were all scared someone would poach him. Now let's see.

This year is.... Well.... interesting.

My sense is this off season is one big math problem....who better to tackle that than our resident nerd.

 

[cptjeff]

N&O article is pretty good.

https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article289342870.ece

Agreed, that's a genuinely insightful read.

 

[CandyCanes]

I've got a good feeling Tulsky will keep the success of this team going for a long time. Overall I'm still a believer in the philosophy of this management team and I imagine Tulsky maintains that and maybe makes it even better. Your best chance of winning a cup is to just keep making the playoffs and giving your chance at least a shot at winning it every year.

 

[Svechhammer]

One thing that will change: Unlike Waddell, Tulsky won’t have to manage the business side of the franchise. The Hurricanes will be hiring for that. His focus will solely be on hockey. But he will not be alone.

Honestly, this seems like a really smart move. Let the GM worry about building a great team on the ice, and hire someone else to deal with everything off it. Makes you wonder why the GM usually deals with that as well.

he grew up a Flyers fan in Philadelphia

GM grew up a Flyers fan. Head coach is a Flyers legend that the fans wish was never traded away. My goodness, the Canes stole the soul right out of Broad Street.

“We have 15 scouts on staff, and they don’t need me to be a 16th scout,” Tulsky said. “They need me to help put them in positions to be effective and to make the best use of the information they provide. I think my background makes me really well suited to doing that.”

I like this. Let the scouts be the scouting experts. Let the managers manage. Trust the people you hired to do their job to be capable enough to do it without you overriding them.

 

[baconandbread]

This quote really caught my attention:

Finding ways to get better: “One of the toughest things for us building the roster is we have a very deep team. I think every player on our roster is good. And I mean that genuinely, not the way that you say you love all your kids equally. It’s hard to improve on good players. So we’ve done a good job of building a roster that makes it hard for me to do my job of making it better. But that is my job now.”

I agree with this...we just seem to be missing a game breaker (like Tkachuk for Florida) that can take it to the next level come playoff time. To me Aho is the most likely on our current roster.

 

[CandyCanes]

This quote really caught my attention:

Finding ways to get better: “One of the toughest things for us building the roster is we have a very deep team. I think every player on our roster is good. And I mean that genuinely, not the way that you say you love all your kids equally. It’s hard to improve on good players. So we’ve done a good job of building a roster that makes it hard for me to do my job of making it better. But that is my job now.”

I agree with this...we just seem to be missing a game breaker (like Tkachuk for Florida) that can take it to the next level come playoff time. To me Aho is the most likely on our current roster.

Agreed on Aho. Also Jarvis, I could see him have just an elite playoffs, kid is a gamer.

 

[Svechhammer]

Agreed on Aho. Also Jarvis, I could see him have just an elite playoffs, kid is a gamer.

Jarvis is the real deal. Assuming he stays healthy, he's going to be a star in this league. The fact he did what he did this year on only one arm because of his shoulder issues is insane.

I agree that Aho is probably our Alpha right now. And as an organizational leader, I want him to take over being the face of the franchise and Captain sooner rather than later. Don't get me wrong, I fully appreciate Jordo, but Aho has that absolute hatred of losing that you want in a Captain, and I want that guy setting the tone for the entire team going forward. Keeping it calm and collected has its merits, but give me an entire team that plays like Angry Aho for an entire playoff run and we'll have what it takes to take that next step.

 

[MisterDobz]

I find it moderately annoying that every thread turns into a discussion on how great Jarvis is.

 

[robbieberns]

Happy to hear that Dundon will be hiring for the business side of things snd Tulsky will get to focus on hockey and hockey only. Super important decision especially given the summer we’re facing.

 

[Unsustainable]

I find it moderately annoying that every thread turns into a discussion on how great Jarvis is.

Western BBQ is better than Lexington

 

[WreckingCrew]

I find it moderately annoying that every thread turns into a discussion on how great Jarvis is.

Aree you a Laughs or Marleau fan by chance?

 

[robbieberns]

I find it hard to fight the urge to go door to door evangelizing Jarvis in a Jehovah’s Witness manner so I can’t really blame anyone for constantly singing his praises

 

[NotOpie]

Not sure if this belongs here but it looks like Mike Foreman is leaving the organization.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Not sure if this belongs here but it looks like Mike Foreman is leaving the organization.

He has been at the core of the team’s superb marketing?

Any idea where he is going?

 

[NotOpie]

He has been at the core of the team’s superb marketing?

Any idea where he is going?

I believe the quote was to a "global sports and entertainment franchise" but entertainment might be marketing....can't recall. Saw his "goodbye" on Twitter.

 

[Derailed75]

I find it hard to fight the urge to go door to door evangelizing Jarvis in a Jehovah’s Witness manner so I can’t really blame anyone for constantly singing his praises

Knock knock, Have you met our hockey lord and savior Seth Jarvalisous?

 

[Tryamw]

I find it moderately annoying that every thread turns into a discussion on how great Jarvis is.

I blame Jarvis