I'll just assume that you mean POHO too in organizations that have that. Being the GM in Vancouver would mean doing the day-to-day grunt work of Trevor Linden in service to his phantasmagorical long term vision entailing the complete resurrection of the West Coast Express (also to take heat off Linden when that fails to materialize).
Which team has the least amount of overpaid, mediocre veterans?
Arizona, easily. I mean easily, sheesh, you look at Buffalo, they're paying ROR, Risto, Okposo and Eichel a combined 30 million (LOL) until the end of time (yeah, those aren't all mediocre veterans, but that limits flexibility). And Buffalo is the best case here! Isle, Clutterbuck and Ladd, Czikas, Leddy, Boychuck, Josh Baily. Josh freaking Baily, a career year riding shotgun to John Tavares. That's right, the Isle now has the wonderful option of paying through the nose to keep Tavares (the status quo, which sucks) and finally banishing the phrase "Cap flexibility" from the halls of the venerable Nasseau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, quoth the raven, forevermore; or letting their superstar center walk and driving the denizens of Long Island one step closer to Jay-Z Brand Orange drank. Loui Ericksson is making 6 million until 2023? 5.5 for Bo Horvart??? Brandon Sutter got WHAT?!? Gudbranson, well, at least if the other team brutally boards Boeser he can take a 4 minute penalty and soothe our fans' egos. Thankfully the Sedins' contracts are up this offseason so expect Sven Baertschi to get a 6 year, 35 million dollar deal. Meanwhile, in Detroit, Nielsen, Helm, Abdelkader, Zetterberg and DeKeyeser all awaken at the same moment in a cold sweat and simultaneously whisper, "Rosebud", which is Swedish slang for "I'm so glad my contract is guaranteed". Ottawa is rumored to be trying to trade the greatest player who will ever play for their franchise so they can simultaneously rid themselves of the worst speller who will ever play for their franchise, plus their owner is broke (as in, broke broke). Price, Weber...ugh....
But bellay, for there's hope!! There's a team out there that has little to no overpaid crap contracts! A team that is brimming with the bursting flower of youth, a team which after 40 days in the godforsaken desert of unstable ownership arrived, not at the icy northern wasteland insisted upon by ignorant fans everywhere, but the cool shores and sweet nectar of "BillionaireOwner-land".
They also have a kick ass lease.
What is this mystery team to which I'm referring? It is, of course, the Carolina Hurricanes! I pick them.
If that really isn't an option, Arizona, since they're the only one here that's inchoate. Vancouver is the best of the rest, their overpaid crap seems the easiest to sell off.
