Post by BluesGM on Sept 4, 2011 23:58:16 GMT -5
so now that the deadline has passed, things are a little stagnant around here (at least to Mr. ADD; AKA, me, it is). thought it would be fun to discuss who you think did the best with their rosters this year. this isn't necessarily performance based, just who you think did the best job with their team.
2 rules:
1) don't vote for yourself
2) no "worst GM's of the year" nominees. don't want to start a stupid flamewar
OK: here is my choice:
Jeff Small - Toronto Maple Leafs.
i think these awards should be given to GM's that improve their teams the most. the roster Jeff started with wasn't very pretty - but he made them (albiet the team is only 10th in the east) into a pretty solid roster that could contend. age is a bit of a factor with some of his top players (Kiprusoff, Richards, Brunette, Zidlicky) - but he has some good young talent to fall back on as well (Kessel, Reimer, Schenn, Gardiner).
Runner up: Ed Heierbacher - Vancouver Canucks
he has had one of the best, if not the best, records in the league all season - and he didn't take the easy way out of it either. alot of the other teams at the top of the standings just inherited a good NHL squad and tinkered with the roster, but still have essentially the same core of players in tact. but Ed traded his two best forwards (Sedin's), best defensman (Edler) and several other key players to get to where he is, so it's not like he just kept the Canucks NHL core together and drifted into first place. that being said, I gave the edge to Jeff because Ed just had alot more to work with. It's easier to get good players when you're shopping around the Sedins than it is when you're shopping around Mikhail Grabovski and Colby Armstrong. nonetheless, a job well done by both.
2 rules:
1) don't vote for yourself
2) no "worst GM's of the year" nominees. don't want to start a stupid flamewar
OK: here is my choice:
Jeff Small - Toronto Maple Leafs.
i think these awards should be given to GM's that improve their teams the most. the roster Jeff started with wasn't very pretty - but he made them (albiet the team is only 10th in the east) into a pretty solid roster that could contend. age is a bit of a factor with some of his top players (Kiprusoff, Richards, Brunette, Zidlicky) - but he has some good young talent to fall back on as well (Kessel, Reimer, Schenn, Gardiner).
Runner up: Ed Heierbacher - Vancouver Canucks
he has had one of the best, if not the best, records in the league all season - and he didn't take the easy way out of it either. alot of the other teams at the top of the standings just inherited a good NHL squad and tinkered with the roster, but still have essentially the same core of players in tact. but Ed traded his two best forwards (Sedin's), best defensman (Edler) and several other key players to get to where he is, so it's not like he just kept the Canucks NHL core together and drifted into first place. that being said, I gave the edge to Jeff because Ed just had alot more to work with. It's easier to get good players when you're shopping around the Sedins than it is when you're shopping around Mikhail Grabovski and Colby Armstrong. nonetheless, a job well done by both.