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I'm genuinely curious who we all would want making the next pivotable franchise moves?
Fear the old dudes!Art Staple at the Athletic asked this very question. There is no immediate answer to it other than it should be someone who has some experience in running a team. He cautioned against a rookie GM for this team. Right now the list of names is short.
Ken Holland is 69 years old and a name with some pedigree. He has recent NHL expertise. 3 Stanley Cups. At his age he falls into the I doubt he wants to still be doing this category.
Dean Lombardi is 66 and again might be done. He has a few cups but has not been a GM since the 2016-17 season. Is he still suited to today's game?
Doug Wilson is 67 and a former long time GM but has no championships.
George McPhee is 67 and has been out of the NHL since 2018-19.
Ray Shero was last GM in 2019-2020. He is 62 years old and has a cup.
Chuck Fletcher was last GM in 2022-23. He is 57. No championships.
I have no idea who the up-and-comers in the GM/President of hockey Ops field would be but as mentioned — from my perspective — do we want a rookie GM to untangle this mess?
I do not believe they need a total rebuild. They need someone to go in smartly and carefully to make some tough moves. Trading nelson would be painful but necessary. Same with Palmieri. Trading a 1st round pick to salvage a sinking ship is stupid. My concern is LL will try to trade that pick for help now and another vet for pick/younger asset. We are too old and too slow as it is. Its 4th and 20 and they need to punt on this season. Retool on the fly and prep for next year with some youth and cap space.
You say that, and then NYI hire Sean Burke.Something between NHL relic and recently retired NHL goalie
Thomas Hickey should be given a management position in the organization. Assistant GM. He is a bright guy who I think would do well once he learns the business side of the game.
I suppose so. Hickey is very good at his tv gigs. I don't know what the pay difference is for tv analysts and team executives. It's also possible he'd like to try implementing a vision he has for a pro organization. It might be intriguing enough for him to want to try it.Couldn't he do better salary wise on TV though? He's also very good at that and seems to be a rising star of sorts.
Why not Roy ? Hughes in Montreal has done a super job and outside of being a player agent , had no skills as GM. Roy has been something of the part albeit at the junior level so to me he’s on par with Hughes. If not Roy who knows this team, Mark Hunter would be nextNo more rookie GM's. Been there, done that with middling results.
Not Roy, he's done nothing to prove he'd be an adequate GM for an NHL team
I don't know any people in particular, but someone that actually has GM experience, young enough to not be set in his/her ways and is current on the modern NHL, and not arrogant where he/she doesn't listen to other members of their staff.
Definitely not an easy position to succeed in or to fill with a qualified individual. I sincerely hope that Malkin has been on the hunt for a qualified person for a while now and is closing in on a person that can give this franchise a new direction, instill confidence in staff and players, and mostly, give the fans hope.