by mikey287 on Thu May 23, 2013 9:08 pm
Yes, very interesting in Colorado. Hopefully they flush out some of that garbage (the five #6/7 d-men they dress every night for instance). Interesting that Patrick Roy will be both above (VP of Hockey Ops) and below (head coach) current GM Greg Sherman. Interesting dynamic.
This is Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic's team now, like you said. That's part of Patrick Roy's deal: total control. Was like that as a player (demanding a trade from Montreal in 1995, refusing to go to the 1998 Olympics unless he could play every second of every game), was like that as a junior coach/GM with the Quebec Remparts, and he'll be like that now...
Sherman, I'm guessing, will just handle the day to day stuff, some contract negotiations, yada yada, but the image of the team with be molded by the guys whose jerseys hang in the rafters...Sherman I think will resign to save face when another job opportunity presents itself and just bow out gracefully and the Avs can promote a puppet GM from within or bring in a "specialist" type of GM that helps augment the leadership group there...
Now, the Seth Jones pick gets interesting doesn't it...? Seems like a slam dunk, but not so fast my friend! Patrick Roy has a ton of knowledge of the QMJHL and seems to prefer a flashy, offensive attack style: Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin are right there too. I think they'll end up with Seth Jones because their blueline stinks out loud, but it certainly makes it a discussion now depending on how much Roy likes/liked the Mooseheads duo...