Confirmed with Link: Steve Sullivan promoted to AGM

[The Feckless Puck]

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[moosemeister]

Good for him. Always liked Steve.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

He and Chris O'Hearn will both be considered assistant GMs, apparently splitting tasks and responsibilities.

 

[TheLegend]

Well at least he's not bolting for the door......

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Well at least he's not bolting for the door......

I'm actually fond of the idea of promoting from within. Creates a good corporate culture that way.

 

[Jonesey]

I miss Sully! Hope you guys are taking care of him!

 

[TheLegend]

I'm actually fond of the idea of promoting from within. Creates a good corporate culture that way.

Certainly. We both know what I was getting at though.

I like this move.

 

[Mosby]

Second promotion for him. Good stuff.

 

[TheLegend]

Now official....

Sullivan will also be GM in Tucson....

 

[rt]

Nice. Experience is questionable but he's proved very capable up the ladder so far.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Congratulations, Steve!

 

[_Del_]

Good for him. He's a good guy. A little worried about the experience level in our front office right now. But I suppose if you're having trouble finding candidates, filling them internally is the preferred route.

 

[RemoAZ]

Good for him. He's a good guy. A little worried about the experience level in our front office right now. But I suppose if you're having trouble finding candidates, filling them internally is the preferred route.

We don't need experience. We have Tippett.

 

[Jakey53]

Good for him. He's a good guy. A little worried about the experience level in our front office right now. But I suppose if you're having trouble finding candidates, filling them internally is the preferred route.

Who said we are having trouble finding candidates?

 

[Puck possession wins]

Who said we are having trouble finding candidates?

See Les Jackson

 

[zerekstar]

i think this will be a good move.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Whooo there's the experienced AGM!

This is cool I guess, we still have a pretty green front office though.

 

[Jakey53]

See Les Jackson

He has being with Dallas for 100 yrs. Why would he leave to come here or anywhere as far as that goes.

 

[Jakey53]

i think this will be a good move.

Time will tell.

Whooo there's the experienced AGM!

This is cool I guess, we still have a pretty green front office though.

Chayka was even more green than Sullivan and he has done pretty damn good.

 

[_Del_]

Who said we are having trouble finding candidates?

Uhm, our GM search yielded no interested candidates so we promoted an inexperienced candidate internally.
We then talked a lot about getting an experienced AGM to hold his hand. That was 13 months ago, and we just filled that AGM position with an internal hire with zero experience. Do the math.

 

[XX]

Do the math.

Not a strong suit of people that tend to defer to authority. Good for Sullivan, but I haven't seen the merit to this promotion. It's questionable how well he helped develop guys, and there's talk of Van Ryn being a doofus. Hopefully Chayka gets another reasonable voice in the room as a result of all of this.

 

[Coyotes Crusader]

I wonder if Shane Doan will nibble on the bait of this open position? I could see Doan excelling in this role. No one knows what Doan sees for himself.

 

[Jakey53]

Uhm, our GM search yielded no interested candidates so we promoted an inexperienced candidate internally.
We then talked a lot about getting an experienced AGM to hold his hand. That was 13 months ago, and we just filled that AGM position with an internal hire with zero experience. Do the math.

Maybe Chayka's work changed their thinking, and we have no idea who or if they contacted anyone, only speculation.

 

[_Del_]

You're right. Maybe saying they were going to bring in an experienced GM to help Chayka was just the latest in the string of lies from ownership. Good point.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I wonder if Shane Doan will nibble on the bait of this open position? I could see Doan excelling in this role. No one knows what Doan sees for himself.

In the old days, when players had summer jobs, they went into coaching or management to keep making a living doing what they loved. Doan has millions and doesn't need to keep making a living in hockey. He could stay with the team in a front office capacity and not travel with the team, but we saw with Gretzky what happens when a rich player decides to coach as a hobby, and not as a profession.