“We’re good but not great,” Fritch told The Tennessean. “We’re trying to figure out how to get over that hump again and get back. I’m proud of the fact we’ve made the playoffs eight years in a row.”
Fritch said he has three thoughts on what’s important for the franchise: “We need to field a competitive team, and hopefully be a legitimate Cup contender,” he said. “We need to be financially stable and we need to really contribute to the community.”
He praised Predators general manager David Poile, whom he called “an incredible GM,” along with Sean Henry, who is CEO of the Predators and Bridgestone Arena. “Those are the guys that know the business,” Fritch told The Tennessean. “We’re just kind of stewards. As long as we have those guys in place, I want them to tell you how we’re going to get to that point, not me do it.”
Link: https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2022/06/23/herb-fritch-nashville-predators-owner-state-franchise-bill-haslam-majority-owner/7711926001/
by Kupp3y1
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That last paragraph frightens me. I guess this is why we don’t hear from the owners very often.
That is… to use Herb’s words “not great.”
The current ownership group thinks David Poile is amazing. It’s clear they don’t have a clue or are even on the same planet as considering a new GM
You could’ve pulled me.ojtta bed at 3 a.m., hit me in the head with a bat, and poured hot sauce in my eyes and asked me what I thought Herb Fritch would say and this is exactly what I would’ve guessed.
What I’m trying to say…this isn’t surprising. He’s hands off and doesn’t want to be hands on. He blindly trusts David Poile. This was his answer last year and the year before. It’s so disappointing.