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Ranking every NHL gm

May 17, 2021 at 1:50 p.m.
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1. Steve Yzerman
2. Joe Sakic
3. Bill Zito
4. Kyle Dubas
5. Don Sweeny
6. Don Waddell
7. Julien BriseBois
8. Kelly McCrimmon
9. Pierre Dorion
10. Ron Hextall
11. Ken Holland
12. Jarmo Kekalainen
13. Bob Murray
14. Rob Blake
15. Chuck Fletcher
16. Bill Guerin
17. Kevin Cheveldayoff
18. Tom Fitzgerald
19. Doug Armstrong
20. Jeff Gorton
21. Stan Bowman
22. Brian MacLellan
23. Marc Bergevin
24. Brad Treliving
25. David Poile
26. Bill Armstrong
27. Doug Wilson
28. Kevyn Adams
29. Jim Nill
30. Lou Lamoriello
31. Jim Benning
May 17, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.
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As a Sens Fan, I wasn’t a fan of Dorion at first , miscalculated the Duchene trade and didn’t get enough in the Stone trade but he’s more than made up for it recently.
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May 17, 2021 at 1:54 p.m.
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JOSH ALLEN A LEGEND
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lolllll
May 17, 2021 at 1:56 p.m.
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The **** is Murray doing up there?
May 17, 2021 at 2:02 p.m.
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This is great. Nice to see Waddell get the recognition he deserves. He was a great player, but this team would have got nowhere with Francis still there as GM. Waddell is one of the major reasons that we have made the playoffs the last 3 seasons straight. Also, can't go wrong with Stevie Y at number 1.
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May 17, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.
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I'm not a big Lou fan, and I think he's really overrated, but he's still better than the 30th best GM.

All in all though, pretty solid ranking for the most part. Nice to see Dubas get credit, I used to think he was a bad GM but he's made some really good moves and seems to only impress me more with time.
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May 17, 2021 at 2:11 p.m.
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Dubas is too high and you know it. He’s fine but his trades have had a pretty wide range of outcomes and his contract signings are awful
May 17, 2021 at 2:11 p.m.
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Is this just based on moves this year?

If it is a rating just in general, I am not sure how MacLellan is so low. Yes, he gave up too much in the Mantha trade, but the Caps have been to the playoffs 13 of the last 14 and have 1 cup. Gave up a lot for Shattenkirk (didn't work). But, he has brought in some great, key contributors, including some low-level players who have made huge impacts on seasons in the past (a few recent examples below).

Kempny (trade deadline for a 3rd - ended up being Caps best, or second best, defender during the cup run)
Oshie - not below average during Blues, but still huge for the Caps
Connolly - (below average during Lightning days - came to Caps and was a 20 goal scorer)
Smith-Pelley
Traded Orpik to the Avs to get his huge cap hit off the books. Then resigned him for $4+ mil less
Hathaway
Sprong
Sheary

Yes, I am bias as a Caps fan - but I am not sure how a few GMs are above him (i.e. Flyers, Kings, CBJ - losing Panarin and Bob; ouch, Devils, Ducks)
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May 17, 2021 at 2:15 p.m.
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Lou is bad but he isn’t THAT bad
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May 17, 2021 at 2:15 p.m.
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Also Jeff Gorton is top 10
May 17, 2021 at 2:16 p.m.
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Gorton isn't a GM anymore but he could be higher. Surprised to see Armstrong, MacLellan and Nill that low. Sweeney lower. Zito has one year, idk
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May 17, 2021 at 2:18 p.m.
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Chevy deserves more recognition.... don’t think u realize how hard it is to build a contender in the worst city in the NHL... not exactly a desirable UFA destination and with a few of our drafted players not exactly wanting to stay here

IMO he’s done an extremely good job
May 17, 2021 at 2:20 p.m.
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Lenny7
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Quoting: QuackAttack
The **** is Murray doing up there?


I'd have him somewhere around there...13th-16th-ish. Ducks were one of the most competitive teams in the NHL from 2005-2018, missing the playoffs only twice.

Obviously at some point the run was going to end, and the team probably should have realized that and started to retool sooner, but he's managed to build up the farm fairly quickly with Zegras, Drysdale, Dostal, etc., and has a ton of higher-ceiling young guys that will hopefully pull it together soon.

Biggest bogey: Hiring Dallas Eakins.
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May 17, 2021 at 2:34 p.m.
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Dubas is too high. Doug Armstrong and Lou are too low.
May 17, 2021 at 3:15 p.m.
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Dubas is too high and you know it. He’s fine but his trades have had a pretty wide range of outcomes and his contract signings are awful


Only awful contract signing Dubas has made is Johnsson.
May 17, 2021 at 3:25 p.m.
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I'm surprised MB is that low he's done pretty good, only really bad moves are the Drouin trade and Alzner signing
May 17, 2021 at 3:59 p.m.
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Only awful contract signing Dubas has made is Johnsson.


He folded to Marners crazy demands, left Nylander half the year. The good signings mostly fell into his lap by nature of him being in Toronto
May 18, 2021 at 1:57 a.m.
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This list could change every week based on results. If MTL beats TOR in the first round, MB moves up and Dubas drops.
 
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