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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
You can't just judge a GM by on-ice success. The GM's job is to manage the overall asset base of the organization and the long-term health of that asset base. In that regard, Sutter was average at best. So my evaluation is on that basis.
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I don't disagree. GM is the CEO of the overall on ice product over a generation (not a single season), and drafting, development, asset management, cap/salary cost management vs success, all fall into that.
However, on ice success is 1 performance indicator of the job. I would actually argue that it is by far the most vital performance indicator when grading a GM's performance. A GM could be great at EVERYTHING, but if he can't build a team that evolves to a year in year out playoff team, and at some point, a true contender, it all doesn't matter, and they'll be kicked to the curb.