Beer and Chips
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- Feb 5, 2018
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If you believe being a successful GM is just a crapshoot, then the Habs should hire Eugenie Bouchard as GM. A brilliant marketing move that would appeal to the media.
However, if you believe hockey qualifications are the priority, then the best candidates are probably listed online in articles about the "Best GM candidates". You'll see some names appearing on multiple lists of future GMs, many of them assistant GMs, others former GMs. What these names have in common is a successful resume in the NHL, which is why they're considered the most qualified. Which would you prefer?
The biggest requirement imo is the ability to analyze talent because the final decision is made by the gm.
I wouldn't mind Cassie Campbell or Hayley Wickeneiser somewhere in the org.