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NHL General Managers

NHL GMs to Re-Examine Skate-in-the-Air Offside at March Meeting

The Canadian Press | November 19, 2019

TORONTO — The NHL is going to take another run at tweaking its offside rule. The league’s general managers shot down a proposed change 2 1/2 years ago that would…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Commentary, Washington Capitals

Will Garth Snow Get a Second Chance at GM Job?

John Said | August 18, 2019

It’s been over a year since Garth Snow was removed as New York Islanders team president and general manager in favour of Lou Lamoriello. Snow sightings in an official Islanders…

Categories Islanders Management

Off the Crossbar: Buffalo Sports Media Biding Time

Jeff Seide | May 10, 2017

It’s coming up on a month since Sabres owner Terry Pegula axed Tim Murray. With no official news on a new Sabres general manager, columnists and beat writers are struggling…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Column, Humor

Information or Instinct? The New World of Hockey Analytics

Dean Plunkett | May 8, 2016

When the Arizona Coyotes hired 26-year-old John Chayka as their new general manager, it was headline news across the NHL. It was also the latest indication of hockey’s evolution into…

Categories Advanced Stats, NHL Coaching, The Business of Hockey

Dale Tallon: Turning the Panthers into NHL’s Next Dynasty

Joseph Robin | September 17, 2015

There’s no easy way to build a sure-fire Stanley Cup contender – no simple blueprint that will bring a team unmitigated success. To create a perennial powerhouse in the NHL, you must…

Categories Blackhawks Management, Florida Panthers

Isles GM Snow Using Cap Management as Team Asset

Christopher Lizza | August 12, 2015

As we enter the 2015-16 season, it is clear to me how critical salary cap management is in the NHL today. A general manager must be able to manage his team’s salary…

Categories Islanders Management, Islanders Transactions, New York Islanders

Jeff Gorton Named Rangers General Manager and Other Moves

Michael Torsiello | July 2, 2015

After countless rumors about longtime New York Rangers General Manager Glen Sather stepping down from his role in the Blueshirts’ front office and remaining President of the team, the time…

Categories Announcements, New York Rangers

Is There a Way to Evaluate Trade Deadline Acquisitions?

Joseph Robin | June 8, 2015

The general manager position is easily one of the most difficult jobs in hockey. GM’s have to build a winning hockey team, and then find a way to maintain that success…

Categories News

Carolina Hurricanes Show Dual Nature in Home-and-Home

Jonathan Gardner | November 30, 2014

This Saturday, former Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford entered the PNC Arena as a member of an opposing organization for the first time in almost two decades. The Pittsburgh Penguins…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Penguins

Canucks General Manager Search Progressing

Darrin Hayes | April 18, 2014

Now that the Vancouver Canucks have begun a new era with a new President, and hopefully, a new focus on what this team needs to be successful in the future,…

Categories Vancouver Canucks

Masters of Disaster: The Worst Trade Deadline GMs Ever

Sheng Peng | March 12, 2014

Another Trade Deadline has come and gone, its significance not to be fully comprehended for many years to come. However, while most everybody remembers the particulars from the most infamous…

Categories Hockey History

Top 10 Best Paul Holmgren Trades & Transactions

Bill Schoeninger | January 16, 2014

Since taking over for Bobby Clarke in November of 2006, Paul Holmgren has been one of the most active general managers in the NHL.  If there is a quality player…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers, Top 10 Lists
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