Hours that GMs work and rules of contact
I had a topic with buddies tonight that no one could definitely answer about the logistics of General Managers contacting each other and their working hours. I've seen how trade confirmation calls are made with the NHL at the very end but everything up to agreement is also interesting.
1. Do GMs contact each other directly via cell for trade discussions or is there an official protocol like via a secretary?
2. Would they send a trade proposal via email?
3. What general hours would they contact each other? For example, imagine LA needs to make an immediate acceptance on a trade with NYR because they have cap issues and have another pending trade with Edmonton. Say it's 9pm PST making it midnight on the east coast. Would the teams just phone each other and hope someone answers?
I know this isn't exactly rocket science but I thought the nuances of 30 bosses running teams worth hundreds of millions of dollars and how they communicate was rather interesting.
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