Inside the NHL’s Power Brokers: Who Truly Runs the League’s Most Dominant Franchises?
One Western Conference assistant GM, who had them fourth on his ballot, called Dallas “the Derek Jeter of management teams, quietly executing on their strategy and consistently adding value without a lot of hype.
“Their superpower is in limiting mistakes, but they’ve also shown a willingness to take calculated risks,” the exec added. “Part of why they’re able to do what they do is because of their success at the draft table, where they consistently outkick their coverage.”
3. Tampa Bay Lightning
Total points: 97 (4 first-place votes, appeared on 15 ballots)
Owners: Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz
Chairman and Governor: Jeff Vinik
GM: Julien BriseBois
Last year: 2
Post Comment