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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It's the NHL, and there are only 30 top-management positions of this nature in the entire world. Nill is widely regarded as a quality administrator, and is certain to land the GM title at some point in the next four years. The thing is, though, as "unattractive" as the Flames are presently, it is still an opportunity that one would be foolish to pass up, if he truly has aspirations of being an NHL general manager. History shows that would-be GMs most often take the job that is available to them. Yzerman is a great case in point: TB was easily one of the LEAST attractive places to be for an NHL executive at the time, and that was the job he took, because that was the job available.
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And to add to this if I may:
Not every organization is willing to spend to the cap. Though I don't anticipate that Calgary will be spending to the cap for the next couple of seasons, they do have a committed ownership group willing to spend. There are plenty of organizations that are budget teams, and I would imagine it would be sometimes frustrating being a GM in that kind of situation.
There is also the opportunity to 'build' something from scratch in Calgary. Sure, there are some pieces in place, but to enter into an organization and have a chance to build something almost from scratch may prove to be a challenge some managers would want.
I don't think Calgary is so low on the 'attractiveness' side. It may not be as glamorous as the 'pearl of the NHL' (was that what Burke called Toronto?), but it is definitely not very low I would imagine.