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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I actually just listened to 960 and they actually discussed that Briere actually did put some time into learning the ropes in the Flyers organization so maybe I discounted his abilities somewhat. I just think it's too quick to go from player to GM in five years. Still I think the NHL could really benefit from bringing in bright minds that aren't ex-players. I think some of the ex-player biases have been part of why the NHL is kind of a dinosaur league at times.
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Yeah, though Yzerman did it in 4 (he was a VP for the Wings in those 4 though). Shanahan went from player to POHO in 5 years and worked for the NHL in between.