Jeff Gorton talking to Pitt about GM Job

[jniklast]

Would be a huge dick-head move. A team shouldn't ever prevent someone from advancement. I hope they never bring back compensation for losing executives.

Generally I'd agree, but does it have to be a divisional rival? Imagine if it was the Devils, would that be ok?

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

Would be a huge dick-head move. A team shouldn't ever prevent someone from advancement. I hope they never bring back compensation for losing executives.

Prevent him from leaving? Yea, agreed.

If Dolan had half a brain, he'd be giving Gorton a raise and a promise he'll be the next Rangers GM if he stays.

But I doubt Dolan is buddy buddy with Gorton like he was with the other executives he kept around for too long even though they were ****** at their jobs.

 

[Holocene]

Well, if we lose Gorton to the Pens it's our own fault for beating them

 

[Thirty One]

Generally I'd agree, but does it have to be a divisional rival? Imagine if it was the Devils, would that be ok?

If the Rangers want to keep him, it should be their responsibility to make staying attractive enough, i.e. give him a definite window when he will take over and pay him a GM's salary in the meantime.

 

[jerseyjinx94]

If the Rangers want to keep him, it should be their responsibility to make staying attractive enough, i.e. give him a definite window when he will take over and pay him a GM's salary in the meantime.

This.

 

[Pizza]

If the Rangers want to keep him, it should be their responsibility to make staying attractive enough, i.e. give him a definite window when he will take over and pay him a GM's salary in the meantime.

Yeah. Sather won't be there forever. Gorton already handles significant responsibility. If he goes to Pitt he'll have Mario looking over his shoulder forever and Crosby's considerable ego to deal with.

That said, I was Pitt he would be at the top of my list.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

If the Rangers want to keep him, it should be their responsibility to make staying attractive enough, i.e. give him a definite window when he will take over and pay him a GM's salary in the meantime.

For all the **** I give Sather about not paying enough attention to the future of the team once hes gone, this would be a good opportunity to prove otherwise.

He should march into Dolan's office and lay the groundwork for exactly what you said above.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

Yeah. Sather won't be there forever. Gorton already handles significant responsibility. If he goes to Pitt he'll have Mario looking over his shoulder forever and Crosby's considerable ego to deal with.

That said, I was Pitt he would be at the top of my list.

I wouldnt paint Pittsburgh as this awful destination.

Its a helluva lot easier to build a team with Crosby and Malkin down the middle already.

 

[Ex Officer Friendly]

You know we shouldn't be Selfish... Sather built the team, lets give him to Pittsburgh not the new guy.. can't hog greatness can we? hahahaha

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

While we are on the topic of the allusive NYR front office, does anyone have further insight into the unknown about what James Dolan ordered on his Pizza last night?

 

[Pizza]

I wouldnt paint Pittsburgh as this awful destination.

Its a helluva lot easier to build a team with Crosby and Malkin down the middle already.

Far from awful. Just not maybe everyone's cup a tea.

Hopefully.

 

[n8]

so best case scenario: we win the cup, Sather retires, Gorton offered GM promoted but does not get the carte blanc Sather has and apparently Phil Jackson does not. Does he take that job with the winner he helped built and try to build/continue that legacy or another one elsewhere where he can have more control with the league's best player (also one hell of a cap issue to solve)? tough call.

 

[OverTheCap]

So if Gorton goes to Pitt, who would Sather's successor be? Messier? Gretzky? I have to imagine Dolan will go after some big name/former all star. Perhaps the best case scenario would be if he lured JD out of Columbus, at least he has substantial front office experience.

 

[Kakko]

Cup. Sather retires. Gorton left to clean up cap mess.

Please this.


Mainly the cup part...

 

[Blueblood9]

i think after this season regardless of the out come slats stays as president of hockey ops and gorton to GM. i think this has been the plan all along after reading the slather retirement thread with some of the media leaks

 

[ThisYearsModel]

If Gorton goes, his replacement will be either Schoenfeld or Gordie Clark.

Hopefully, we win the cup, Slats retires and Gorton moves up.

 

[silverfish]

I do often wonder just how much say Gorton has in these personnel moves.

If he can get a good GM job, good for him. The only thing that scares me about losing Gorton is Sather retiring and the void left for Dolan to fill.

Yikes.

 

[BroadwayBlues]

 

[Algernop Kreider]

I do often wonder just how much say Gorton has in these personnel moves.

If he can get a good GM job, good for him. The only thing that scares me about losing Gorton is Sather retiring and the void left for Dolan to fill.

Yikes.

This is why it seems like the best realistic case is Sather staying on as President of Hockey Ops.

 

[aufheben]

Well that would suck.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Maybe it's a like by Gorton & Co to ensure that the rumored handshake deal goes down this summer? Wishful thinking?

 

[Pizza]

I would ask him for a promise of right of first refusal. Go there. Here what they have to say...and then come back and let us beat it. We can pay our execs anything we want.

Again, Sather knows he can't have the job forever. It might be kind of nice to make most of the big decisions and let Slats take the heat for a few years.

Also Sather likes to make big signings? I can't think of a better one than Gorton.

 

[Pugs35]

As someone who graduated from Pitt, I have to protest the use of "Pitt" as an abbreviation for the city or pro teams. No one here does that. The Penguins are "Pit." It bothers me to be associated with that organization.

Anyway, this would suck majorly, hopefully Sather makes it clear to Gorton that he's hanging it up soon.

 

[KingWantsCup]

Well, if we lose Gorton to the Pens it's our own fault for beating them

If the cost of this playoff run is two first rounders AND Gorton we BETTER win the damn cup!

 

[Swept In Seven]

Lets hope all goes to plan the rest of this postseason and end up winning the Cup, Sather would probably give retirement a long thought. Losing Gorton would be awful, I wanted him running the team when Emperor Sather retired. Since he was brought in to the fold this team has been steadily on the rise and the drafting has been a step up as well.

My worst fear is him going to Pitt and surrounding Crosby and Malkin with some talented yet under appreicated kids through the draft/college and let them prove themselves. He has a great mind for the game, he knows what he is doing, give him 2 years in Pitt and that team will be a hell of a lot better than they are now while perennially contending for the Cup.

A competent GM who can put the pieces together in Pitt with the talent that they have already? That does not bode well for the rest of the Metro Division.