They made moves that angered many, and just last year some were calling for their heads on a pike. We don’t get here without George McPhee, Kelly McCrimmon, and the entire Golden Knights front office.
They made moves that angered many, and just last year some were calling for their heads on a pike. We don’t get here without George McPhee, Kelly McCrimmon, and the entire Golden Knights front office.
I am so excited about where we are right now. There is no arguing that these two weren’t instrumental in our success.
That being said. The Deboer, Lehner, and cap abuse experiment was a nightmare, which is why people were understandably calling for their heads.
Roxhockey
I definitely had a hard time with the Pacioretty trade. I mean, I understand it… but I was pissed
WhenTheFunStops89
I love MAF, I would have been so torn emotionally had it been Wild vs Knights WCF. And hell I hope 1 day contracts still exist because I want Flower to retire as a Knight or Penguin. Hell I’d ask if we could get him on a cheap 1 year contract.
But what we don’t recognize is MAF’s dickhead agent tweeting the infamous sword photoshop while the series was ongoing, that’s not good for morale. And we don’t recognize the Salary Cap and how that is a game of financial Tetris. And both are things Front Desk have to deal with.
If there was no salary cap I’d want Vegas to be pay the most $$$ possible. Why because I grew up in LA with the Lakers & Dodgers. Alas what I can ask for is a sharp management that isn’t afraid to make tough calls. 6 years in and we got it.
I don’t blame Vegas locals for being mad we’re used to entertainment going for long residencies. And hell I love that Penn and Teller have been at the Rio for like 3 decades now, those two are best magicians. But Magicians and music acts like Celine Dion don’t have to do Stanley Cup tournaments!
spddemonvr4
B.s. nearly any GM would have ended up with year 1 team.
GM and KM tripped over themselves too many times, dealt too many assets and were saved from cap hell by having lehmer hurt this season.
They lucked into this position and not because of how they managed the team.
tovarishch_vilyam
I think a lot of the criticism of McPhee and GMKM was absolutely warranted, even if they ultimately made more good choices than bad and built this team. But one thing has always been clear for the past 6 years—Bill Foley is 100% in on this franchise and he’s one of the best owners in the league. If he didn’t trust McPhee and GMKM’s judgement (despite their mistakes), they wouldn’t be here.
hardware1197
They were a complete clusterfuck with the hiring of DeClown. But I will say this – I’ve never seen a faster turn around for a complete clusterfuck. I have to give them props.
appledatsyuk
Nobody is perfect, but these dudes have made stellar move after stellar move. Bringing in Cassidy was absolutely the answer, along with health.
Getting nic Roy for haula, amadio off waivers. Dumping Schmidt and stastny to afford petro, hill FROM THE SHARKS FOR A 4th lol
Barbashev, eichel (although we all miss tuch) keeping the misfits together
Stevie for a 5th. Whitecloud and Hague. Trading for Marty, getting kolesar for nothing and extending carrier to a hell of a deal, they’ve just hit on soooo many moves. Yea, we lost a few but no gm wins every trade. Also, dumping patches who played all of 5 games this year was 4d chess. These guys are a blessing
Owl-StretchingTime
You mean sometimes the pros know more than us?
Tricky-Improvement76
The only mistake they made was hiring DeBoer, not because he isn’t good..but because it alienated a brand new fanbase. Why hire the rival coach? Might be fine for a more established franchise but I found that pretty weird.
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I am so excited about where we are right now. There is no arguing that these two weren’t instrumental in our success.
That being said. The Deboer, Lehner, and cap abuse experiment was a nightmare, which is why people were understandably calling for their heads.
I definitely had a hard time with the Pacioretty trade. I mean, I understand it… but I was pissed
I love MAF, I would have been so torn emotionally had it been Wild vs Knights WCF. And hell I hope 1 day contracts still exist because I want Flower to retire as a Knight or Penguin. Hell I’d ask if we could get him on a cheap 1 year contract.
But what we don’t recognize is MAF’s dickhead agent tweeting the infamous sword photoshop while the series was ongoing, that’s not good for morale. And we don’t recognize the Salary Cap and how that is a game of financial Tetris. And both are things Front Desk have to deal with.
If there was no salary cap I’d want Vegas to be pay the most $$$ possible. Why because I grew up in LA with the Lakers & Dodgers. Alas what I can ask for is a sharp management that isn’t afraid to make tough calls. 6 years in and we got it.
I don’t blame Vegas locals for being mad we’re used to entertainment going for long residencies. And hell I love that Penn and Teller have been at the Rio for like 3 decades now, those two are best magicians. But Magicians and music acts like Celine Dion don’t have to do Stanley Cup tournaments!
B.s. nearly any GM would have ended up with year 1 team.
GM and KM tripped over themselves too many times, dealt too many assets and were saved from cap hell by having lehmer hurt this season.
They lucked into this position and not because of how they managed the team.
I think a lot of the criticism of McPhee and GMKM was absolutely warranted, even if they ultimately made more good choices than bad and built this team. But one thing has always been clear for the past 6 years—Bill Foley is 100% in on this franchise and he’s one of the best owners in the league. If he didn’t trust McPhee and GMKM’s judgement (despite their mistakes), they wouldn’t be here.
They were a complete clusterfuck with the hiring of DeClown. But I will say this – I’ve never seen a faster turn around for a complete clusterfuck. I have to give them props.
Nobody is perfect, but these dudes have made stellar move after stellar move. Bringing in Cassidy was absolutely the answer, along with health.
Getting nic Roy for haula, amadio off waivers. Dumping Schmidt and stastny to afford petro, hill FROM THE SHARKS FOR A 4th lol
Barbashev, eichel (although we all miss tuch) keeping the misfits together
Stevie for a 5th. Whitecloud and Hague. Trading for Marty, getting kolesar for nothing and extending carrier to a hell of a deal, they’ve just hit on soooo many moves. Yea, we lost a few but no gm wins every trade. Also, dumping patches who played all of 5 games this year was 4d chess. These guys are a blessing
You mean sometimes the pros know more than us?
The only mistake they made was hiring DeBoer, not because he isn’t good..but because it alienated a brand new fanbase. Why hire the rival coach? Might be fine for a more established franchise but I found that pretty weird.