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NHL draft blog -- What's the trade deadline's coin of the day worth anyway?
Say you are an NHL GM, and you acquired a second-round pick yesterday. You are not alone. Florida Panthers GM Randy Sexton and Carolina Hurricanes GM...
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NHL draft blog -- The Edmonton Oilers want two of the top three picks in the...
The Edmonton Oilers reportedly want the top two picks in the draft and, if they pull it off, it'd be an unprecedented feat. In the last 40 years, onl...
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NHL draft 2010 - Alvin Chang: Not many Detroit Red Wings draftees actually...
Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland once said he doesn't have to rush his prospects because he has a good team. "We let the players develop at their own ...
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NHL draft 2010 - Alvin Chang: The New York Rangers, too focused on buying and...
New York Rangers GM Glen Sather has been under fire, especially from fans. They point to his unwise spending, like contracts handed out to Chris Drury...
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NHL: Chicago Blackhawks, Antti Niemi starting trend of cheap goaltenders
After the Chicago Blackhawks won the Cup with Antti Niemi in net ($827,000 salary last year), a new trend may be emerging in NHL front offices -- as we just saw with Chris Mason and Dan Ellis -- of...
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2011 NHL Draft: A three-part plan for Dale Tallon to rebuild the Florida...
Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon has rebuilt a team before. As GM of the Chicago Blackhawks, he traded for Patrick Sharp and Kris Versteeg; he drafted...
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2011 NHL Draft: Examining the value of the two-for-one NHL draft trade
Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke has made his intentions clear: He wants to trade a late-first and early-second round pick to move up in the draft. ...
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NHL draft - Steve Yzerman's draft-day gamble for Tampa Bay Lightning
After the 2011 NHL draft, Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman stood at edge of the draft floor to talk to the media. And it was obvious what reporter...
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NHL draft - Are coaches or drafting to blame in Washington, Carolina, St....
Let's stop blaming the coaches for a second. Four head coaches have already lost their jobs, but at some point we have to wonder: Did they get enough...
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NHL - Ranking the general managers, Northeast Division
Last week we looked at the Atlantic GMs and this week we're focusing on the Northeast Division, which is an interesting case study on longtime GMs. Ou...
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George McPhee, Dale Tallon and the rest of the Southeast division GMs - NHL...
Both Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman and Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff took over organizations with traditionally bad drafting. So you woul...
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Ken Holland, David Poile and the Central division GM rankings - NHL
It's one thing to build a contender from the ground up, which was the challenge for Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson. It requires that you have s...
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Evaluating Mike Gillis, Jay Feaster and the Northwest GMs - NHL
Last week we looked at the Central Division, where a handful of long-time GMs are clawing at the Stanley Cup this season. But the Northwest Division i...
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Evaluating Bob Murray, Don Maloney and the Pacific GMs - NHL
In 1995, Don Maloney was fired as the GM of the New York Islanders -- and it would take him more than a decade to get another GM gig. But when he fina...
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - The Nashville Predators' unlikely draft model
Let's say you have to build a championship team through the draft. What do you do? You go with forwards. That's the conventional wisdom. Forwards d...
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