3 bold moves for Nashville Predators' new GM, from buyouts to offer sheets
If the Nashville Predators' next general manager wants to make instant waves, here are three big-splash moves he could make.
It's nearly May and the Nashville Predators still haven't named their next general manager. Majority owner Bill Haslam is working through candidates to replace Barry Trotz, who announced his retirement on Feb. 2.
Will it be someone with general manager experience , like former New Jersey Devils executive (and one-time Predators captain) Tom Fitzgerald? Or an assistant at a successful franchise, like Florida Panthers assistant GM Brett Peterson? Whoever it is has a growing to-do list.
Examine the contract situation, evaluate the prospect pool, establish a near-term strategy, assess whether Andrew Brunette should lead the way , and so forth. While we wait, let's imagine for a minute the new guy is bold. Someone who wants to make instant waves.
Moves fast and breaks things. What decisions would an adventurous, risk-taking GM make for the Predators? Here are three possibilities.
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