Top 5 best GMs currently

[Bouboumaster]

Which 5 GMs are the best IYO?

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[CanadienShark]

I'll definitely come across as a homer here, but in no particular order:

Zito, Hughes, Grier, D. Armstrong, Nill.

Trotz could be there too. Possibly B. Armstrong soon. I feel like I'm forgetting someone major too.

 

[Czechboy]

Following to see how many votes Bowman and Yzerman get.

 

[Ned Bouhalassa]

Don Sweeney should be in the top 5. 700 games into his tenure, his team has the best record.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Don Sweeney should be in the top 5. 700 games into his tenure, his team has the best record.

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Yeah but people here think its cup or bust. Keeping your team competitive and having a shot every year is so mid.

 

[TRG]

Yeah but people here think its cup or bust. Keeping your team competitive and having a shot every year is so mid.

Or drafting good prospects/accumulating picks.

Until those prospects are converted to actual good NHL players and results, all of that is not worth much.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Zito, McCrimmon, Nill, Sweeney, Hughes

 

[Voight]

McCrimmon, Nill, Zito, Sweeney, BriseBois

 

[Sypher04]

Sorry but if you havent been the GM of a team that has even attempted to win yet, you might be a good or even very good GM, but you have zero claim to being current top 5 or maybe even top 10.

Anyone can strip a team down, trade for picks and draft players who may or may not form a contending roster in the future. Getting from playoff caliber to championship calibre is what sets the best GMs apart from the rest imo

McCrimmon, Nill, Zito, Sweeney, BriseBois

This seems like a good top 5 imo

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Should be an opening on this list now that Pierre Dorion no longer has a job!

Godspeed my sweet prince

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

For me In no order … Zito McCrimmon Allvin Sweeney Nill

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Zito, Allvin, Sweeney, Nill, McCrimmon

 

[Sypher04]

Zito, Allvin, Sweeney, Nill, McCrimmon

Brisebois over Allvin for sure. Allvin might get there but I don’t think there is enough track record to justify him over Brisebois’ cups in Tampa

 

[WetcoastOrca]

For me In no order … Zito McCrimmon Allvin Sweeney Nill

Agree with those choices.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

Brisebois over Allvin for sure. Allvin might get there but I don’t think there is enough track record to justify him over Brisebois’ cups in Tampa

Brisebois....Nah, Yzerman built that entire foundation and just handed over the keys to the Cup to him. The Cups should have Yzerman's name on them, and I am in no way an Yzerman or Wings fan.

 

[Sypher04]

Brisebois....Nah, Yzerman built that entire foundation and just handed over the keys to the Cup to him. The Cups should have Yzerman's name on them, and I am in no way an Yzerman or Wings fan.

Nope, not in my opinion.

Brisebois had as much fingerprints on those cup winning teams as Yzerman did.
He has been an AGM with Tampa since 2010.
He hired Jon Cooper for Syracuse and before being promoted to GM in 2018 he had assisted in all aspects of player personnel decisions, analytics, player development, contract preparation and negotiation, as well as salary arbitration for the Lightning and Syracuse

They do not win without the fairly bold moves he made after becoming GM either.

 

[Peasy]

Not sure how people could put GMs that have only done a rebuild or part of one in the top 5 lmao. Gathering picks and assets is the easiest thing to do in this league. Insane you can say a gm is top 5 when they haven't even accomplished anything of recognition. Just because you got a bunch of high picks doesn't mean it will turn directly into success.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Not sure how people could put GMs that have only done a rebuild or part of one in the top 5 lmao. Gathering picks and assets is the easiest thing to do in this league. Insane you can say a gm is top 5 when they haven't even accomplished anything of recognition. Just because you got a bunch of high picks doesn't mean it will turn directly into success.

As a Montreal fan when you've seen one GM fail to do even that, it's comparatively amazing what Hughes has done.

Whether it pays off remains to be seen, but I think a lot of people are voting for him relative to the absolute donkey we had before.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I'll definitely come across as a homer here, but in no particular order:
Hughes, Grier,

What have they proven they can do but put together a losing team? Anyone can be bad and draft players

 

[Goptor]

1: Stan Bowman
2: Ban Snowman
3: Man Bowstan
4: Bow Manstan
5: Scotty Bowman's son

 

[centipede2233]

Not one person has chevy on their list. That’s crazy to me. He has star prospects, players and even a coach wanting out left right and center and here’s Chevy turning lemons into lemonade.

Chevy is playing beagm on all star mode, while brisebois and zito are playing on easy mode

 

[CanadienShark]

What have they proven they can do but put together a losing team? Anyone can be bad and draft players

Let's see how this upcoming season goes. Particularly for Hughes.

 

[Xirik]

Let's see how this upcoming season goes. Particularly for Hughes.

What bar are you setting for him?

 

[CanadienShark]

What bar are you setting for him?

Playoffs or on the cusp of it. The team is ready and needs to take a big step. Being a legit playoff team by next season that could do some damage. Granted I'm a believer in shorter rebuilds than many here.

 

[CanadienShark]

What have they proven they can do but put together a losing team? Anyone can be bad and draft players

There's certainly more to building a team than you seem to realize. It's about building the right culture and setting up the cap long term, as well as acquiring talent. You wouldn't know that that looks like.