For this one, I asked which teammate would make the best general manager after retiring, which requires a few attributes -- someone who is smart, knows the game well, but is also creative and able to negotiate. The players had a lot of fun thinking about this one.
Ryan Shea: This is the easiest one -- Rusty. Whether it's fantasy football, cards, whatever, he convinces you that you're always in the wrong when you're not. He does a pretty good job. Negotiating? He would do it. And obviously, he's a great player, and he knows the game very well. That's an easy one. I feel like everyone would probably say Sid, and that's also true, but Rusty would be the one. I could see him tossing out offer sheets left and right just to shove it in people's faces.
Marcus Pettersson: Tanger would be a very hard negotiator. Sid, obviously, with the mind he has for the game and just seeing how guys are, seeing special players. Karl could do it, but I don't think he wants to. I'll say Lars -- he has the right temperament for it, is very calm, good under pressure.
Michael Bunting: I would probably say Sid. He knows the game really well, and he knows players.
Jack St. Ivany: I'll go Noel Acciari. He just understands the game really well, he knows a lot of people, been around, been on winning teams. He knows what it takes.
Sam Poulin: Sid. He knows the game more than anybody else. I just feel like he would make the right picks.
Owen Pickering: Tristan Broz. He's super smart. You can say any sentence to him and he can tell you the amount of characters that are in the sentence within three seconds. Super smart. And I would also say me, (Rutger McGroarty), and (Avery Hayes). We started an NCAA (video game) dynasty, and we've rebuilt the Nebraska Cornhuskers to be a wagon. We have some GM qualities, for sure.
Valtteri Puustinen: Sid, of course. But I'll say Rusty. I think he's such a smart guy.
Bryan Rust: Noel Acciari. He's very personable, but I think when it came down to it, he'd be able to make the tough decisions. I don't think he would react over-emotionally to situations.
Matt Grzelcyk: It's tough not to say Sid. I mean, he's so knowledgeable and loves the game. He's got a fun side, but a very serious side as well and would be very well-respected around the league.
Joel Blomqvist: Sid, pretty easy. He knows the game so well, he'd be pretty good for that job.
Alex Nedeljkovic: I've got a few guys in mind, but I don't know if they have the patience for it. Lars could probably do it. Lars would be a good GM, he has the patience.
Noel Acciari: Sid, definitely. Ned probably could, actually. I think he could be a GM for sure. He's knowledgeable about those things.
Ryan Graves: Sid knows every player. He knows like, the history of hockey. He knows guys that played 10 games 15 years ago, it's impressive. It's crazy.
Rickard Rakell: Karl. I think he'd be good because he's not scared to speak his mind, and he sees the game very well. He's a creative person.
Erik Karlsson: Tanger. He's good at negotiating.
Matt Nieto: I'm going to go with Petey. Petey is a good candidate for that. He's a smart guy, knows the game, he seems like he could work some business deals.
Blake Lizotte: Probably Hayesy. He seems like he's always in the mix and always debating something. He's trying to get the most of a lot of everything, whether it's arguing to get a little more or whatever. I think he'd be good.
Anthony Beauvillier: I'm sure everyone said Kris Letang. For sure. Just negotiating, being around the game, that's just his vibe.
Jesse Puljujarvi: Sid. He knows the game.
Tristan Jarry: I say Kris Letang, just because everyone else is going to say Sidney. He's good at bargaining, he loves a good argument.
Kevin Hayes: Sid and Tanger. They've been around a long time, they've played in both styles of the game. They're pretty smart.
Phil Tomasino: Kevin Hayes. He's got a lot of knowledge about the game, we'll go with him. He's a good answer.
Cody Glass: Oh, Sid. Sid for sure. He's just one of the smartest hockey minds of all time, so I can see him doing that. Will he? Probably not, he deserves his rest. But I'd say him just because of how smart he is.
Vasily Ponomarev: Me. I'm good at math and I can build a good team with the right habits. I know what a team needs to win.
Drew O'Connor: Everyone's going to say Sid, right? Did everyone say Sid? (Me: I've actually gotten a wide variety of answers). Lars, maybe. He's thoughtful, he can analyze things well. I don't think Tanger would sign anybody because he'd spend time arguing. No one will be on the team.
Kris Letang: Probably Sid. He would be able to convince guys to take less money like he did.
Sidney Crosby: Tanger. He loves to negotiate and argue. I feel like he would just grind on agents and players for contracts. Maybe not a GM, but an assistant GM. I think he would enjoy that part of it. (Me: You've been a popular answer, any interest?) No, I'm just thinking about playing right now as long as I can. I'm not there yet.
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4:11 am - 12.14.2024OttawaSurvey Says: A future GM?
Welcome to the first Survey Says feature of the season.
The "Which teammate ...?" questions are always the best, and we've already done a couple asking about post-playing careers -- Who'd be a good TV analyst? Who'd be a good coach?
For this one, I asked which teammate would make the best general manager after retiring, which requires a few attributes -- someone who is smart, knows the game well, but is also creative and able to negotiate. The players had a lot of fun thinking about this one.
Ryan Shea: This is the easiest one -- Rusty. Whether it's fantasy football, cards, whatever, he convinces you that you're always in the wrong when you're not. He does a pretty good job. Negotiating? He would do it. And obviously, he's a great player, and he knows the game very well. That's an easy one. I feel like everyone would probably say Sid, and that's also true, but Rusty would be the one. I could see him tossing out offer sheets left and right just to shove it in people's faces.
Marcus Pettersson: Tanger would be a very hard negotiator. Sid, obviously, with the mind he has for the game and just seeing how guys are, seeing special players. Karl could do it, but I don't think he wants to. I'll say Lars -- he has the right temperament for it, is very calm, good under pressure.
Michael Bunting: I would probably say Sid. He knows the game really well, and he knows players.
Jack St. Ivany: I'll go Noel Acciari. He just understands the game really well, he knows a lot of people, been around, been on winning teams. He knows what it takes.
Sam Poulin: Sid. He knows the game more than anybody else. I just feel like he would make the right picks.
Owen Pickering: Tristan Broz. He's super smart. You can say any sentence to him and he can tell you the amount of characters that are in the sentence within three seconds. Super smart. And I would also say me, (Rutger McGroarty), and (Avery Hayes). We started an NCAA (video game) dynasty, and we've rebuilt the Nebraska Cornhuskers to be a wagon. We have some GM qualities, for sure.
Valtteri Puustinen: Sid, of course. But I'll say Rusty. I think he's such a smart guy.
Bryan Rust: Noel Acciari. He's very personable, but I think when it came down to it, he'd be able to make the tough decisions. I don't think he would react over-emotionally to situations.
Matt Grzelcyk: It's tough not to say Sid. I mean, he's so knowledgeable and loves the game. He's got a fun side, but a very serious side as well and would be very well-respected around the league.
Joel Blomqvist: Sid, pretty easy. He knows the game so well, he'd be pretty good for that job.
Alex Nedeljkovic: I've got a few guys in mind, but I don't know if they have the patience for it. Lars could probably do it. Lars would be a good GM, he has the patience.
Noel Acciari: Sid, definitely. Ned probably could, actually. I think he could be a GM for sure. He's knowledgeable about those things.
Ryan Graves: Sid knows every player. He knows like, the history of hockey. He knows guys that played 10 games 15 years ago, it's impressive. It's crazy.
Rickard Rakell: Karl. I think he'd be good because he's not scared to speak his mind, and he sees the game very well. He's a creative person.
Erik Karlsson: Tanger. He's good at negotiating.
Matt Nieto: I'm going to go with Petey. Petey is a good candidate for that. He's a smart guy, knows the game, he seems like he could work some business deals.
Blake Lizotte: Probably Hayesy. He seems like he's always in the mix and always debating something. He's trying to get the most of a lot of everything, whether it's arguing to get a little more or whatever. I think he'd be good.
Anthony Beauvillier: I'm sure everyone said Kris Letang. For sure. Just negotiating, being around the game, that's just his vibe.
Jesse Puljujarvi: Sid. He knows the game.
Tristan Jarry: I say Kris Letang, just because everyone else is going to say Sidney. He's good at bargaining, he loves a good argument.
Kevin Hayes: Sid and Tanger. They've been around a long time, they've played in both styles of the game. They're pretty smart.
Phil Tomasino: Kevin Hayes. He's got a lot of knowledge about the game, we'll go with him. He's a good answer.
Cody Glass: Oh, Sid. Sid for sure. He's just one of the smartest hockey minds of all time, so I can see him doing that. Will he? Probably not, he deserves his rest. But I'd say him just because of how smart he is.
Vasily Ponomarev: Me. I'm good at math and I can build a good team with the right habits. I know what a team needs to win.
Drew O'Connor: Everyone's going to say Sid, right? Did everyone say Sid? (Me: I've actually gotten a wide variety of answers). Lars, maybe. He's thoughtful, he can analyze things well. I don't think Tanger would sign anybody because he'd spend time arguing. No one will be on the team.
Kris Letang: Probably Sid. He would be able to convince guys to take less money like he did.
Sidney Crosby: Tanger. He loves to negotiate and argue. I feel like he would just grind on agents and players for contracts. Maybe not a GM, but an assistant GM. I think he would enjoy that part of it. (Me: You've been a popular answer, any interest?) No, I'm just thinking about playing right now as long as I can. I'm not there yet.
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