Kings Sign Quinton Byfield to 5-Year Extension
Also, is Rob Blake overrated and on the hot seat?
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Kings Sign Quinton Byfield to 5-Year Extension
July 15, 2024 by Jacob Billington
The LA Kings have signed Quinton Byfield to a five-year extension worth an average annual value of $6.25 million. The 21-year-old restricted free agent had his breakout year in 2023-24, scoring 20 goals and 55 points.
4 NHL General Managers on the Hot Seat This Season
July 14, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
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 get fired when their team is not successful. So, which GMs are on the hot seat this season?
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NHL’s 5 Most Overrated General Managers
July 10, 2024 by Mike Fink
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.
