Honestly I think the NHL as whole is behind in this aspect.
Other leagues (MLB and NBA specifically) have seen move teams move away from ex-players being the head of teams to more analytic focused and business focused GMs.
Guys like Daryl Morey and Masai Urjiri in the NBA.
A guy like a Theo Epstein in the MLB.
NHL still is very much focused on ex-players or "Lifetime hockey guys" to be the GM but really those guys might have hockey knowledge but don't always actually have business logic or understand how to build a team around them to be successful.
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