Disclaimer:
I'm not nearly as knowledgeable about the assistant GM's and minor league GM's out there.
My suggestion, albeit a bit of a wild card:
Larry Robinson.
He seems liked by media, fans, and players alike. He brought the winning culture to New Jersey, and as a pillar of their defense won a Stanley Cup, in addition to the 5 previous he won with Montreal, and the almost win with L.A.
Then as he moved to the coaching realm, he out-Lowed himself, and won one as a coach. He's also been a scout, and had his name on the Cup for those reasons too.
Currently he's an Assistant with San Jose. If the GM role isn't fitting, then I'd gladly bring his winning culture in to Coach, as an upgrade to Hartley.
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