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by Paul on 02/15/08 at 04:19 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
All of which suggests a lot of sleepless nights for the 15-20 general managers whose teams sit in that great mud puddle in the middle of the NHL standings. These GMs must examine and weigh their short-term needs (making the playoffs and moving up in the standings to secure a more favorable matchup) against the long view (getting assets for players who may walk away as free agents and trading players they have no intention of re-signing for draft picks and/or prospects).
To put a new riff on an old saying, an NHL GM can’t win a Stanley Cup in February, but he can sure put his job in jeopardy depending on what he does, or doesn’t do.
Here’s a look at six GMs who could well determine their future and the future of their teams, at next week’s meetings in Naples, Fla….
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