Fedorov ..
Gorton is my leader in the clubhouse. A few months as interim GM of the Bruins and he did the following:
-Pulled off the Rask-for-Raycroft trade.
-Drafted Kessel, Lucic, and Marchand in a relatively poor 2006 draft.
-Signed Chara and Savard that summer.
Impressive work in a short time. He's as much responsible for their prolonged success as Chiarelli. My only issue is that I'd imagine he's being groomed to take over when Sather dies in office. If Sather is able to die, that is.
Amidst these flames, someone please finagle a position/role for Mike Peca
@MarkSeidel: I keep hearing @nycneil will be the next GM in Buffalo. I've always thought he's one of the brightest guys in the game & deserves a shot!
That's Neil smith
I know very little of Neil Smith's history outside of his brief stint on Long Island. Can anyone fill me in?
I like Botteril.
Smith was the GM of the 93-94 NY Rangers Stanley Cup champions.
He was their GM from 1989-2000. His trademark there was the 1991 trade for Mark Messier.
I'm all about Jason Botterill.