Detroit Red Wings' front office ranks poorly in anonymous NHL executive voting conducted by The Athletic
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In a recent column by The Athletic, NHL executive anonymously voted and ranked the best management groups in the league.
Let's just say the Detroit Red Wings and general manager Steve Yzerman did not rank well, whatsoever.
"For the second straight season, we asked high-ranking league executives - general managers, assistant GMs, senior advisers and scouting directors - who they felt were the league's best-run clubs.
The execs, who spanned 27 organizations and included half of the league's GMs, were asked to rank the league's top five front offices.
First-place votes were worth 10 points, second-place seven, third-place five, fourth-place three and fifth-place one. Participants were granted anonymity for their votes and comments to allow them to speak freely, and they were not allowed to vote for their own teams.
The Panthers, indeed, ran and hid with the title. Four other teams received first-place votes, four more jumped into the top 10 and three crashed out, going from the top 10 to receiving zero votes."
The execs, who spanned 27 organizations and included half of the league's GMs, were asked to rank the league's top five front offices.
First-place votes were worth 10 points, second-place seven, third-place five, fourth-place three and fifth-place one. Participants were granted anonymity for their votes and comments to allow them to speak freely, and they were not allowed to vote for their own teams.
The Panthers, indeed, ran and hid with the title. Four other teams received first-place votes, four more jumped into the top 10 and three crashed out, going from the top 10 to receiving zero votes."
Red Wings receive zero votes in NHL's best management group rankings
In a playoff-less hole for the past nine years, the Red Wings and Steve Yzerman's front office received a whopping zero votes.
"Did not receive votes
Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, Vancouver Canucks
The Ducks earned some indirect praise from a voter who put their rebuild in a class with Montreal's. Boston, New Jersey and Detroit fell out of the top 10 - that's particularly bad news for the Red Wings, who are still trying to get over the playoff hump in the East. Pittsburgh, Nashville and Vancouver went from receiving single votes to none."
Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, Vancouver Canucks
The Ducks earned some indirect praise from a voter who put their rebuild in a class with Montreal's. Boston, New Jersey and Detroit fell out of the top 10 - that's particularly bad news for the Red Wings, who are still trying to get over the playoff hump in the East. Pittsburgh, Nashville and Vancouver went from receiving single votes to none."
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