I for one welcome the change. I’m so sick of GMs going up and thanking the city for the hospitality. Shouting out to their fan draft party. Congratulating the cup winner. Having an entourage of 20 team executives and their kids marching up to the podium and everyone shaking Bettmans hand. It’s so bush league and glad the dog and pony show is over. If they ran it like day 2 onwards, no issue. But trades don’t get consummated on the floor like they used to. You used to be able to watch GMs on the team phones and piece it togetherr, which was part of the fun. So turn the page and make it a bit more professional.
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