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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
As much as it is nice to think about Iginla as a coach or GM of the Flames, I tend to think that it is way for a player to damage their reputation. Do any Flames fans remember Risebrough as a hard nosed player who helped get the Flames to the finals in 86... Or do they remember the guy who made crap trade and the playoff failures as a coach. Iginla's legacy is better, but coaches and GMs are hired to eventually be fired.
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You could be a Risebrough. But you could also be an Yzerman. Or at least a Sakic, who has done pretty well.
I could see the argument that an ex-star player is likely a better gm than coach because talent recognizes talent, whereas talent might just think players can do stuff they used to do. But I haven’t really looked at it.