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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Wasn't the Coyotes' best span in their history under Maloney?
Didn't he win GM of the year in 2010? While having tight cap restrictions?
I get the skepticism in your premise, but Maloney has accomplished something.
For Nonis, I will agree, he hasn't accomplished anything at all.
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Yes, he won a GM of the year award. What did he do?
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Maloney added several players to the Coyotes roster over the summer, acquiring Radim Vrbata, Sami Lepisto, Lauri Korpikoski and Jim Vandermeer through trades while signing veteran free agents Adrian Aucoin, Vernon Fiddler, Jason LaBarbera, Taylor Pyatt and Robert Lang. Those players joined a veteran core that already included the likes of Shane Doan, Ed Jovanovski, Zbynek Michalek and Ilya Bryzgalov.
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With the Coyotes already enjoying a breakout season, the acquisitions of forwards Lee Stempniak, Wojtek Wolski and Petteri Nokelainen plus defensemen Derek Morris and Mathieu Schneider at the Mar. 3 trade deadline propelled the club to even greater heights as Phoenix won nine consecutive games following the trade deadline (Mar. 4-21) to tie a club record.”
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So a winning season, nine game winning streak and a quick first round exit in the playoffs. Amazing stuff. Definitely want that guy deciding the future of the Flames.
Why Don Maloney received first-ever GM of the year award