Is John Chayka a top-3 GM?

[JetsFan815]

He has been in the job for what a year and a half and already boosts a tonof successful trades, signings and acquisitions.

They say it is impossible to acquire top 4 dmen, top line center in this league without paying through the nose. Chayka has added the following top 4 dmen and it's not even been 2 years:

Jacob Chychrun
Alex Goligiski
Jason Demers
Niklas Hjalmarsson.

Almost an entire NHL quality blueline in less than 2 years. And all he had to to give up to get it was taking on the Datsyuk contact, giving up a 4th liner, Connor Murphy and a bunch of crap.

On the forward side he added a top line youngish C and a #1 goalie for a pick. He has gotten excellent value for an aging Mike Smith, made a killing on the Hanzal and Vrbata trades, his great trades are too many to exhaustively list. This is not even counting all his great draft picks and more minor trades like the Boedker trade

Coyotes look better than ever. I don't think there should be any doubt that this guy is one of the best GMs in the league and the real deal.

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[firstemperor]

Too early to say he's a top 3 GM but almost every move he's made I liked.

The only move I wasn't a huge fan of was the Stepan trade.

 

[Vikingstad]

I like that he's not archaic on his methods, brings a freshness to the world of GMing. That said I wanna see how the Coyotes do before anointing him a top 3 GM

 

[RandV]

Chayka has looked great so far but you need results to be considered a top GM.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Ya it's to early to say, but I am a fan of many things he has done so far.

He's making an active move to try and build the team from being a basement dweller into a contender. But while doing so he also hasn't sacrificed the future yet either. Yes he's traded for Hjalmarsson, and Stepan. But he's also added some great young prospects and talents into the system during the same time such as Crouse, Chychrun, Keller, Joseph, etc.

 

[snipes]

No

 

[Daximus]

His trades are amazing. I feel like he is really taking advantage of the old school thinking present among many GMs. I bet they actually think they are coming ahead on some of these deals.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

No... he is not. Let's see his team accomplish something first.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

As long as he hasn't made the playoffs, no.

 

[ClydeLee]

I truly don't get why GMs like this are quickly praised to the top when they've accomplished nothing of toughness. Same went by when Jim Nill during the 15-16 season was getting called the best gm by plenty people in posts here.

What adversity has he had in any decisions he's made? You can make all the talent acquisitions you like when you are in a open have the cap and roster space to add and add. Keeping it up once you have tight cap and are routinely contenders is the hard part.

 

[Slyfox]

Hes up there. Hes building something great and hes done a great job.

 

[Ezekial]

Definitely not, maybe one day.

 

[Aladyyn]

If I were to choose one of the 31 current NHL GMs to run my team, he would be my first choice.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

I've loved every move he's made but they are still developing. If they all pan out, he might be.

 

[Machinehead]

Not enough actual wins to say that yet, but I could see him getting there.

 

[hamzarocks]

He drafted Keller(his team of scouts I guess under his lead) who should comfortably be the 3rd best player from 16 draft class imo. He has acquired/signed some strong defensemen to booster the current roster. With him the team for Arizona is very similar to the situation the leafs were in last year with better defensive depth a slightly worse goalie and worse coaching staff. I can see Arizona making the playoffs. The great thing for him is he has pieces coming in that can contribute to either the main roster in a year or 2 or be used as trade bait if the yotes need one more piece to become a elite team(in futute). Arizona is gonna be a fun team to watch. They have some really enjoyable players, and can have some great center depth if strome hits his ceiling. Best of luck to them this season.

 

[Slyfox]

As long as he hasn't made the playoffs, no.

Funny coming from a Caps fan. So in your opinion GMGM is better than Chayka because he made the playoffs?

 

[izzy]

much much too soon to tell

 

[Senor Catface]

Who?

John Chayka.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Funny coming from a Caps fan. So in your opinion GMGM is better than Chayka because he made the playoffs?

A monkey could've made the playoffs with prime Ovechkin leading his team.
Also, note how I never said that GMGM was better than Chayka.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Ranking GM's is pretty pointless because everyone starts from different circumstances.

But yeah he's made good moves so far, all of his trades have made sense and he seems like smart guy.

The only move I wasn't a huge fan of was the Stepan trade.

I'd say the Stepan trade was a very good one. Like we've seen in the past young teams go nowhere without proper guidance and Stepan is experienced and a fun guy to be around, doesn't stress too much. Not only that but they had a huge hole in their top 6 C. You have to surround the young guys with players that can help you win games and Stepan can do that. Coyotes have spent enough time losing and you have to start to turn that around otherwise the young guys will never learn what it takes to win consistently.

I think we'll see the Yotes win quite a few games this year when the team have lost a couple of games and the belief around the room is being tested - and i'd say Stepan plays a big role in that.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Initial impression is favorable.

Time will tell though; does this group of players make for a good team will answer the question...

 

[LeafFever]

How could he be top 3 without any playoff appearances? Overrating him bad.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Top 5 yeah

 

[Revelation]

He's good at finishing bottom 10 in the league I'll give him that