Great article by Pens' GM Jim Rutherford on the life of a GM.
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The Players’ Tribune asked me to explain my job, which is kind of an interesting challenge. If you talked to my eight-year-old son, being a general manager is all about signing free agents and making trades. (He comes up with some amazing All-Star-for-fourth-liner proposals during breakfast.) But in reality, that stuff is only about 10% of the job.
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The league always moves in cycles. And there’s not just one way to win. When I came to Pittsburgh in 2014, the trends had been flip-flopping back and forth. L.A. won with size and physicality. Chicago won with skill and discipline. (Personally, the Blackhawks are my favorite team to watch and learn from.) Then the Kings won again … size again. Then Chicago won again … skill again. Once a team wins with a certain philosophy, the rest of the league moves to either copy or counter it.
The answer isn’t to follow along with the trends. The answer is to figure out the best identity for your team.
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http://www.theplayerstribune.com/jim...ut-being-a-gm/