Speculation: Ray Shero 'inside track' to succeed GM Bryan Murray

[Sens92]

As per The Score,


LinK: http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/692357

Thoughts?

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[Marty Straka]

Exactly who I wanted to look at personally.. He started his career in Ottawa and build a perennial Stanley Cup Contender although Malkin and Crosby do help lol

 

[Benjamin]

I dont like or hate Shero.

I'd consider his job with the Pens to be a disappointment. A few good trades. A few bad ones. Some awful drafting(Yes I realize its not just him doing the drafting).

 

[BonkTastic]

Steve Simmons might be kind of an arse, but this has legs.

 

[JonnyMacSen]

As long as he doesn't change our scouting staff I'm ok with it.

 

[Icelevel]

Fired by Pitt for good reason

 

[WhiteLight*]

Ugh. What makes this guy better than Dorion?


Don't like the way he handled Pittsburgh

 

[BUCKLE UP]

Shero is a beauty

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

I'll be for it. Asst in Ottawa and Nashville, both solid organizations through those years, and helped bring a cup to Pittsburgh. Maybe with our current drafting and his pro talent analysis we can stop the tire spinning and work our way up the ladder.

 

[DrakeAndJosh]

He has a pretty good trade record, if he sticks with our current scouting staff they could be a pretty good team. That two seconds for Douglas Murray trade scares the hell out of me though.

 

[Laoghaire]

Please no. He hasn't proven a damned thing and his awful draft and trade record make me not want him at all.

 

[aragorn]

Would much rather have Shero than Dorrion & hopefully he brings in a new scouting staff, this one has grown stale.

 

[yoplait]

Id be happy with the choice of Shero.

 

[DrakeAndJosh]

Would much rather have Shero than Dorrion & hopefully he brings in a new scouting staff, this one has grown stale.

Ya all those great picks are really getting old.

 

[UnHappyDude]

Maybe he could trade for Crosby. Discuss.

 

[Laoghaire]

Ya all those great picks are really getting old.

This is obviously what we need: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00007475.html

Gotta go with the GM who can't find his best two players (who also happen to be the world's two best players) a winger. Good job picking a Staal instead of everyone after him or Pouliot over the next winger after him (Forberg).

 

[DrakeAndJosh]

This is obviously what we need: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00007475.html

Gotta go with the GM who can't find his best two players (who also happen to be the world's two best players) a winger. Good job picking a Staal instead of everyone after him or Pouliot over the next winger after him (Forberg).

Angelo Esposito is gonna make it, trust me.

 

[StefanW]

*sigh*

Most overrated GM candidate in the league. Oh well.

 

[BK201]

This is obviously what we need: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00007475.html

Gotta go with the GM who can't find his best two players (who also happen to be the world's two best players) a winger. Good job picking a Staal instead of everyone after him or Pouliot over the next winger after him (Forberg).

What about Golagoski for Neal trade?

 

[BonkTastic]

What about Golagoski for Neal trade?

Goligoski for Neal AND Niskanen.

 

[BK201]

Goligoski for Neal AND Niskanen.

Yup.

 

[DrakeAndJosh]

Goligoski for Neal AND Niskanen.

Has to be one of the most lopsided trades in a while.

 

[Caeldan]

What about Golagoski for Neal trade?

And what do they have to show for that trade?
I honestly think Shero basically 'succeeded' on the backs of Malkin and Crosby.
He mishandled Fleury (didn't they go a while without a proper goalie coach even?), couldn't find a steady winger for the top two centers in the league, and kept a coach on board for way longer than he should have.

 

[SAK11]

I think he would be a great hire, he was very solid for Pittsburgh.

He was never afraid to make the big move and his trade record is very good- Hossa and Dupuis for nothing, Kunitz for Whitney, Guerin for nothing, Neal and Niskanen for Goligoski. With hindsight people look at the Murray, Iginla and Morrow deals as bad ones since they didn't get the job done, but those moves were praised at the time and won him the GM of the year. People also say he didn't do enough to help the goaltending situation, but when he added Vokoun people again praised the move for adding a solid veteran backup in case Fleury lost his mojo again.

It's his drafting that most people will bash, but I don't think he deserves too much criticism. He was either trading away picks for players since the team was in win now mode, or drafting players late since the team was always high in the standings. It's just now that you're starting to see his young players come along as Pittsburgh has a very good group of young defensemen [Maatta, Pouliot, Harrington, Despres]. Obviously a few young forwards would've been nice, but he seemed to want veterans that could play with Crosby and Malkin right away, hence all the trades for forwards, most of which worked in their favour.

 

[BonkTastic]

Don't love Shero... don't hate him. I imagine his M.O. will be MUCH different with a team like the Sens, than it was with a Penguins team that was always searching for cheap spare parts to line up beside Sid & Geno to chase a cup with.

Like a few others have said, if we can maintain the Dorion-led scouting department, it might not be a bad move. Definitely not a home-run guy, though. Hiring a guy like Shero is like pulling up halfway to second base for a safe double instead of trying to stretch it out for that triple.