Inside the NHL’s Power Brokers: Who Truly Runs the League’s Most Dominant Franchises?
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Florida’s status as a no-tax state might help in some regards, as some on our panel noted, but there’s plenty more to it. Florida’s approach to cap management — Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad serving as the most recent examples — is second to none.
“Everybody says the tax thing,” an Eastern Conference GM said, “but you’ve still gotta make it work.”
2. Dallas Stars
Total points: 212 (6 first-place votes, appeared on 34 ballots)
Owner: Tom Gaglardi
President and CEO: Brad Alberts
GM: Jim Nill
Last year: 1
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