Based on regular season + first two rounds of playoffsIf it is base on playoff, how Zito is there?
Or to bring the Islanders to the semi-finals.Well said....
Other GMs understand how difficult it is to be GM in a market like MTL
TLDR: MB suxmaybe it’s me but I don’t give a GM high marks for assembling a roster good enough to clinch one of the last playoff spots so he can hope “ some magic happens”
Steve Y and Sakic built teams that could contend for several years. That is a GMs goal, IMO
TLDR A GMs performance is best measured in multi yr chunks
TLDR: MB sux
I agree, but it's GM of the year, so I'm sure the voters are influenced by recent actions more than thoughtful planning from 5 years ago that ended up building the current team.maybe it’s me but I don’t give a GM high marks for assembling a roster good enough to clinch one of the last playoff spots so he can hope “ some magic happens”
Steve Y and Sakic built teams that could contend for several years. That is a GMs goal, IMO
TLDR A GMs performance is best measured in multi yr chunks
Going down a rabbit hole, anyway...
Perspective is necessary:
- Stevie Y inherited two elite talents (Hedman & Stamkos) yet in 10-years as GM of TBay missed playoffs 4-times, same as MB.
- Jim Nill in 9-years as GM, has missed playoffs 4-times and made it to final four or greater once (last year)
- Sakic in 8-years as GM has missed playoffs 3-times and has yet to reach final four of playoffs with a packed set of top-3 picks
All of Stevie Y, Nill and Sakic are GMs who operate in markets that are player preferred destinations (for a myriad of reasons).
Not saying MB is blameless and doesn’t have faults(plenty in amateur scouting & development specifically), but suspect the hockey world views MB in a different light than many in the fanbase
Not sure about Domi's trade(signing Anderson to that contract), but yeah for the rest so far so good.Bergevin totally deserves to be in nomination for the "What have you done since October 2020 Award".
***** Tyler Toffoli
**** Domi / Anderson trade
**** Jake Allen
*** Corey Perry
** Joel Edmunson
* Eric Staal
Pretty close to Zito's acquistions of Hornqvist, Verhaeghe, Duclair, Bennett, Wennberg, & Gudas.