Inside the NHL’s Power Brokers: Who Truly Runs the League’s Most Dominant Franchises?
Some of that respect was a bit … begrudging. “As unlikeable as they are,” one Eastern Conference exec said, “you have to give them credit.”
In any case, no franchise has been more effective in more areas than the defending champs.
“Bill and his team have done an exemplary job in pro scouting, asset management and team building,” one Western Conference assistant GM said. “They find undervalued players and pay rock-bottom acquisition costs. It’s one thing to consistently find value like they have. But they know who their team is and how they want to play, and they’ve done a better job than most in supporting their superstars with like-minded and similar-styled support players.”
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