In today’s NHL rumors rundown, a surprising piece of news popped up on Tuesday morning as TSN’s Darren Dreger broke the story that defenseman John Klingberg is trying to make his NHL comeback. 5-7 teams are interested, but who is the frontrunner? Meanwhile, how willing are the Minnesota Wild to make moves at the trade
Bill Guerin
It’s impossible to build a Stanley Cup champion without a great general manager (GM) to lead the front office. They are the architects, the ones with a plan and a vision for how the team should draft well, develop and make superb free agency and trade deadline additions, and everything in between. Related: Red Wings
All successful NHL teams are built through a general manager’s (GM) vision. A blueprint has to be made and executed through trades, signings, drafting, and elsewhere. There is no definitive way to build a Stanley Cup contender, and no blueprint can be completed twice. While GMs typically have longer leashes than head coaches, they still