Canes interview Sabres AGM Greeley as part of their GM search
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If I were them, I'd be more upset that the guy who engineered the cesspit that was the 2000's Thrashers is sitting as "interim" GM.
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Kevyn Adams is the guy they should be targeting. He's won a cup with the Canes. His goal is to be a GM. He can be a GM-lite with the Canes while learning the ropes.
I guess the hope would be that while he failed in building Atlanta, perhaps he’s redeemable in tweaking Carolina. Not to say the Canes are on the path to being a cup contender here, but many of the pieces are in place to be a playoff team.
Even those not cynical about this would have to admit he’s not handling this well. I was very surprised that he came out publicly and tried to provide a legitimate justification for the nickel and dime routine.
Interview --> Tom Dundon, Carolina Hurricanes Owner
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He's a cheap version of Terry Pegula. He doesn't know what he's doing but likes to think he does. At least he won't waste a bundle of money finding that out.
I still think the Canes are a good goaltender away from the playoffs. That defense and the uptempo forwards, with adding Svechnikov... seriously on the brink there.
What if John Tavares went to Carolina? That forward group would be solid with him at the front and they could become Nashville East. The goalie, well one of the bums they have will figure it out...
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In the old boys' network that is the NHL, do two well-respected old boys getting turfed make it all the harder for them to find a good candidate?
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Carolina is falling apart and I always thought they did good at drafting. I also admired Ron Francis patience building the team the right way. They really are only a 1C and G away.
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Carolina's new owner must have been a butcher in his past line of work. He's severing the heads of many that drafted that team into position. Francis didn't get amazing results, but he created a hell of a basis to build off of. I would be happy to bring on Francis in a supporting role, if he were open to that.
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I think he's an upgrade over Pegula. He's already cleaned house. Pegula let the problems fester for years.
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Depends what he replaces them with I suppose. Francis seemed to be doing ok, though who knows what happens when given an actual budget.
If Geoff Sanderson shows up and gets to pick the GM/Coach it's probably trouble. (Amusingly it took a couple minutes to think up a semi-famous former Whaler who isn't actually part of a NHL front office/coaching currently, so maybe they'll be fine
. I felt bad going with Zarley Zalapski, so I had to do some actual looking.)To be serious for a moment it will be interesting if Dundon's semi-Mark Cuban hands-on/do things my way style goes anywhere or rams into the NHL old boys brick wall.
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Strong response by the Pegula's today to show Dundon they're still the masters of incompetence and dysfunction.
