General Managers reveal the crazy ways they've come up with some of their trade ideas
Being an NHL General Manager is a difficult job. You have to maintain relationships with 31 other GMs, while also trying to maintain your staff to help you keep up-to-date on every player in your organization. But as a GM you also have to try and keep tabs on players in other organizations as well.
For some teams with unlimited resources this task is much easier, but for teams with limited budgets this can be a problem. Sometimes this causes General Managers to look outside the box for ways to do their jobs. Recently some General Managers were given the opportunity to speak under the conditions of anonymity to share how they find inspiration.
According to NHL Breakers on Instagram GMs shared the following:
Some NHL GMs have had trade/signing ideas come from unconventional places, including interactions with fans, online discussion boards and even their own dreams.
In a series of rapid fire questions with current & former general managers who were granted anonymity so they could speak freely, several admitted to these unique origins for their hockey ops decisions.
In a series of rapid fire questions with current & former general managers who were granted anonymity so they could speak freely, several admitted to these unique origins for their hockey ops decisions.
So in the future when you're writing a message on Twitter, don't be afraid to tag your team's General Manager or executives just in case you can provide them a little bit of help.
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