sports.espn.go.com - 12/3/2008
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Posted by Pierre LeBrun Best GM in the NHL? The ESPN.com puckheads delivered again. Ken Holland was the most popular answer, followed by Lou Lamoriello (Devils), Doug Wilson (Sharks) and Brian Burke (Toronto), among others. Because there's been so much focus on Burke over the past week, we ...
hockeygodonline.com - 11/30/2008
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Tree Huggers Cover Your Ears & Eyes! Toronto
To Get Tougher! Saturday’s press conference at the Air
Canada Centre to announce Brian Burke as the new President and General Manager was for any Leaf fan a home run of sorts! Burke while on the interview ...
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sports.espn.go.com - 12/7/2008
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Posted by Pierre LeBrun Well folks, I'm off
to sunny West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday, as
the NHL's owners and executives will meet Monday and Tuesday in what is being billed as a very significant board of governors meeting. The world economy is in ...
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torontosun.com - 12/1/2008
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Brian Burke will give the Maple Leafs the
clout they've lacked in league dealings. Toronto's new general
manager knows how the system works because he was once part of the machine.
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Who’s the Best GM in the NHL?
Kuklas Korner —
Pierre LeBrun asks readers on his blog at ESPN.
Best GM in the NHL? The ESPN.com puckheads delivered again.
Ken Holland was the most popular answer, followed by Lou Lamoriello (Devils), Doug Wilson (Sharks) and Brian Burke (Toronto), among others. Because there’s been so much focus on Burke over the past week, we needn’t bother going over that again here.
Let’s take a look at other GMs:
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LeBrun: Holland's fans' choice as top NHL GM
Snapshots —
... as to which NHL general manager fans regarded as the best in the business on Monday, and LeBrun reports that fans chose Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland more than any other GM. Here's LeBrun's take on his readers' comments: December 3, ESPN : I have long held the belief that Holland was among the best, if not the best GM in the league; but what's interesting to see is how some fans and media have really, really grown to respect the man after the Wings continued to win despite a salary cap. What the rest of the world discovered post-lockout is, Holland and assistant GM Jim Nill ...
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... ? Pierre LeBrun gives him some love (scroll down a bit).... That last link is a nice segue to this one, as any GM is, to an extent, only as good as his scouts: ...
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