Trettioåtta Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Is Shero a good GM? Pitt have a pretty bare prospect cupboard and with the two best centres only one cup in 5 years. Let's not forget what he did to the US olympic team... I don't think he is a bad GM, but he certainly hasn't squeezed every once of success from the materials he was given Plus he kept Blysma on - terrible decision Edited May 20, 2014 by ThirtyEight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Is Shero a good GM? Pitt have a pretty bare prospect cupboard and with the two best centres only one cup in 5 years. Let's not forget what he did to the US olympic team... I think this goes right back to my question about Botterill. What exactly does the backup GM windup doing? Poille was the GM of that US team. Shero was just support staff. Who knows exactly how much he did there, as it has to be a very different setting than an NHL team's office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Is Shero a good GM? Pitt have a pretty bare prospect cupboard and with the two best centres only one cup in 5 years. Let's not forget what he did to the US olympic team... I don't think he is a bad GM, but he certainly hasn't squeezed every once of success from the materials he was given Plus he kept Blysma on - terrible decision I think Shero is a good hockey guy. One thing I enjoyed about his style is how he set the market before most deadlines. Shero was usually out front on deals. The thing is it is really hard to win the Stanley Cup. .....luck, health, and chemistry all have to come together. You can make good moves and still not win. He's young enough, he won't be looking long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I think Shero is a good hockey guy. One thing I enjoyed about his style is how he set the market before most deadlines. Shero was usually out front on deals. The thing is it is really hard to win the Stanley Cup. .....luck, health, and chemistry all have to come together. You can make good moves and still not win. He's young enough, he won't be looking long. I would agree with this but, the Penguins hadn't made it past round 1 since they won the cup in 09 until this year. That tells me there was a systemic problem that was ignored by someone. I am not blaming Shero but dropping Staal and keeping Malkin was a mistake IMPO. I will get hammered for that Opinion and I will say I love Evgeni but that would have been the forward I traded. The Pens just lack the depth scoring and the grit to win. They draft terrible and they honestly need a new GM. Best of luck to Shero but it was time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I would agree with this but, the Penguins hadn't made it past round 1 since they won the cup in 09 until this year. That tells me there was a systemic problem that was ignored by someone. I am not blaming Shero but dropping Staal and keeping Malkin was a mistake IMPO. I will get hammered for that Opinion and I will say I love Evgeni but that would have been the forward I traded. The Pens just lack the depth scoring and the grit to win. They draft terrible and they honestly need a new GM. Best of luck to Shero but it was time. IIRC it wasn't the Pens choice, it was Staal's choice. He wanted to play with his brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I would agree with this but, the Penguins hadn't made it past round 1 since they won the cup in 09 until this year. That tells me there was a systemic problem that was ignored by someone. I am not blaming Shero but dropping Staal and keeping Malkin was a mistake IMPO. I will get hammered for that Opinion and I will say I love Evgeni but that would have been the forward I traded. The Pens just lack the depth scoring and the grit to win. They draft terrible and they honestly need a new GM. Best of luck to Shero but it was time. They went to the ECF last season actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 They went to the ECF last season actually Yes. But a team with that talent should be reaching the ECF every year. (And staying for more than a cup of coffee when it gets there, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yes. But a team with that talent should be reaching the ECF every year. (And staying for more than a cup of coffee when it gets there, too.) Do you think the Coffee is why they cramp up in the playoffs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) They went to the ECF last season actually Yes. But a team with that talent should be reaching the ECF every year. (And staying for more than a cup of coffee when it gets there, too.) Sorry I forgot that, good catch. Again though they should be advancing past round1 every year and they shouldn't be going 4 and out. There is something wrong with the team. Edited May 20, 2014 by LGR4GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yes. But a team with that talent should be reaching the ECF every year. (And staying for more than a cup of coffee when it gets there, too.) Oh I agree, trust me, just, Liger missed that year in his description of their playoff history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) IIRC it wasn't the Pens choice, it was Staal's choice. He wanted to play with his brother. I don't think he wanted a lifetime of the checking line role either. Edited May 20, 2014 by X. Benedict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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