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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
GMs actually have a really simple metric to show if they are worth whatever amount of money they make and that is playoff success. Treliving has almost none.
Every GM has a goal of winning the cup, and that is what they should be measured against.
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Bull. In a capped league, winning the Cup is largely a matter of luck. The best roster in the league won't get you there unless they get hot at the right time, because there is so little separation between the top teams. And if you get hot enough, you don't even need to have one of the top teams to contend in the playoffs.
Is Bergevin suddenly the second-best GM in the league because his losing team rode a tailwind of magic fairy farts all the way to the Finals?
Only fans would be stupid enough to use that as a metric to judge management. Unfortunately, a lot of owners and a lot of media people also think like fans, which is a big part of why sports management in general is such a dysfunctional field.