Colorado's success this year (which if you go by advanced stat is very luck driven) is going to lead to a bunch of teams regretting making moves like this.
Hiring a guy to lead a hockey organization because he was a good hockey player is ridiculous.
That said... Shanahan has at least spent some time working in the NHL offices so its not like yanking a guy off the street. There has got to be some annoyed NHL front office people though... having a sweet hockeydb page is more important than having a solid front office resume it appears.
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