A Lesson to NHL GMs: Swing for the Fences, Win the Stanley Cup

Name: A Lesson to NHL GMs: Swing for the Fences, Win the Stanley Cup
Uploaded: 2024-06-25T20:39:33.000Z
Channel: Ken Campbell
Description: For the second straight year and four of the past five, the Stanley Cup has been won by a GM who is unabashedly unafraid to make blockbuster deals, says Ken Campbell.

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Jun 25, 2024 8:39 PMPublished Jun 25, 2024 8:39 PM

For the second straight year and four of the past five, the Stanley Cup has been won by a GM who is unabashedly unafraid to make blockbuster deals, says Ken Campbell.

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Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito

The NHL is a copycat league. Always has been, always will be. When teams see something that works, they fall in line pretty quickly to replicate it.

So if you're a fan of off-ice fireworks, buckle up because being a cowboy GM seems to be the current recipe for success.

The past two Stanley Cups have been won by GMs - Bill Zito and Kelly McCrimmon - who are completely unfazed by making monumental, blockbuster, swing-for-the-fences transactions. And if you want to include Julien BriseBois - as you should - in that group, that means four of the past five Stanley Cups have been won by such GMs.

So, if other GMs are taking notes, the next couple of weeks should produce an off-ice fireworks show.

A Lesson to NHL GMs: Swing for the Fences, Win the Stanley Cup

For the second straight year and four of the past five, the Stanley Cup has been won by a GM who is unabashedly unafraid to make blockbuster deals, says Ken Campbell.

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