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Originally Posted by Mike F
All of Chiarelli's trades listed here.
To be quite honest, it doesn't exactly leave me quaking in my boots at the inevitability of Edmonton's turn around. |
Trades aren't the only duty of a GM. In fact, it isn't anywhere near the most important part of the job. How many trades does Ken Holland make? NHL GMs are responsible for overseeing:
Scouting
Drafting
Player development
Cap management
UFA signings
Trades
Hiring key personnel, including coaches
Management of everyone else in hockey operations
That last one is key. GMs are managers of people. They try to bring in good people, establish a sound structure for the organizations, and inspire those people and give them direction and feedback. Again, a guy like Ken Holland excels at that. He doesn't need to win a bunch of trades to be a top-notch manager.