Sakic now full GM, Sherman demoted

[hawk30]

But there was always someone at a minimum, offering him significant counsel and signing off on any moves before Sherman took any action on his own, guaranteed.

Ha. Honestly, this should be true of ANYONE with the title of GM regardless of their "hockey background" and "pedigree." In fact, it's using this kind of counsel effectively and wisely, i.e. managing, that makes a good GM a good GM.

This latent idea around here that the GM should just be the top "hockey mind" in the organization is silly. Think of literally any management position in the entire world -- CEO, superintendant of schools, the bloody President of the United States -- all of them rely heavily on the counsel and input of advisers and specialists. That's not a criticism; it's just efficient management.

 

[CalderKing21]

Sherman doesn't have a hockey background. His background is business, and he worked his way up in the Avs organization from the business end. It simply doesn't make any sense to believe he was ever the head decision maker from a player personnel standpoint. Yes he was largely responsible for contract negotiations, and perhaps trade negotiations as well. But there was always someone at a minimum, offering him significant counsel and signing off on any moves before Sherman took any action on his own, guaranteed. I seriously doubt his actual duties have changed significantly since he first acquired the GM title to now.

Normally GM's have to clear it with ownership and the club exec. That's pretty much what he did under PL and now Sakic, except Sakic is the day to day guy now instead of just signing off on the final parameters.

 

[Freudian]

It was probably Eric more than Pierre Lacroix that was making decisions when Sherman was GM earlier.

 

[LazRNN]

Ha. Honestly, this should be true of ANYONE with the title of GM regardless of their "hockey background" and "pedigree." In fact, it's using this kind of counsel effectively and wisely, i.e. managing, that makes a good GM a good GM.

This latent idea around here that the GM should just be the top "hockey mind" in the organization is silly. Think of literally any management position in the entire world -- CEO, superintendant of schools, the bloody President of the United States -- all of them rely heavily on the counsel and input of advisers and specialists. That's not a criticism; it's just efficient management.

Normally GM's have to clear it with ownership and the club exec. That's pretty much what he did under PL and now Sakic, except Sakic is the day to day guy now instead of just signing off on the final parameters.

It's silly to ignore that almost every other NHL GM has some kind of hockey pedigree. They came up from being a player, a scout, a coach... Yes they seek counsel and yeah they need the ownership's stamp of approval... but I'll issue you a challenge to find another GM with as little background in hockey as Greg Sherman. It's plainly obvious that he has not been the head decision maker since Sakic has been in charge, despite having the "GM" title for a good year into it. We only know that because the organization became more forthcoming about the power structure than they were under Pierre and Eric Lacroix's leadership. That we didn't have a clear picture prior has more to do with the closed mouth nature of the organization than it does with Sherman's actual role. That he continues with the organization suggests they are happy with the job he does and the role he plays. His "demotion" is nothing more than a title change.