This season I don’t know. Doubling down on a team and a system/effort that didn’t with with an aging core doesnt seem like a good idea to me
Ask me again after the draft. But if you forced me to answer right now, Id say no. A lot of lost assets with little to no return. Those lost assets have turned around and played well for other teams. We are burdened with old players on long contracts he signed. No real young guys to look forward to past Kemell and Wood (both should be good but no star players up and coming is my point). In every aspect you’d grade a GM, he is either barely at the bar or falls below it. I’ll give him another draft and season. Before final judgement is passed. But, right now… no. He has kinda been a bottom 5 GM in the league.
No. The Dante Fabbro situation alone should get him fired. Keeping the HC after last season should get him fired.
For the Preds, nope. His actions have so far been better for other teams while making Bruno’s job much harder.
Might be an unpopular opinion but I respect the fact that he went all in during free agency. It failed horribly but I like the spunk from a franchise that is typically satisfied with first round exits. He swung for the fences, it didn’t work. We move on
Personally think he’s been pretty bad and I wish he was gone. Just a few years ago we had promising young players and now that he’s traded most of them away and we’re stuck with one of the oldest teams in Hockey at average of 29.5 years. Our Identity is gone, our defense sucks and is undersized, no-one can fight, we look slow as shit and no-one can score and on top of that leadership is lacking too. I thought we were grooming David Poile’s son to become a GM? WTF happened there? Honestly how do we know for certain Trotz isn’t trying to destroy us from the inside for firing him the first time?
no
Nope
It’s too soon to judge. GMs need at least 4-5 seasons for their work to be fully realized.
Trotz has made some beginner mistakes (waiving players who should have been trading), but overall, he’s done okay.
Also, there’s no way to prove this but I have feeling the ownership has given him a mandate that doesn’t let him properly tank.
No
Not so far. But 2 years is hardly a fair judgement. This next season will be a huge indicator though. I’m glad he kept Bruno, because I believe last year falls more on Trotz. I agree when he said he didn’t want to just scapegoat the coach like many other GM’s do.
I know hindsight is hard to pass up, but I thought the preds were cup contenders with the pick ups he made. The team just wasn’t able to make it work. Hopefully with a full season together and the off season to tighten things up. They will come out strong
He’s one of the worst GM’s in the league
He is doing fine, the transition for anybody is tough and I think he’s learning along the way. Deep down he’s a bonafide hockey genius who is so well respected across the league. I’ll take that (and his growing pains) over any mediocre scrap pile GM any day
His signings didn’t pan out but he tried one last time for Josi and Forsberg. Gotta respect it. Anyone criticizing them today I’d like to see what they were saying on July 1st.
Absolutely terrible and I’m not afraid to say it. He’s married the worst parts of his own coaching tendencies with the worst parts of poiles gming and brought the positives of neither to the table. I’m done supporting this team as long as this loud mouth buffoon is in charge
Fuck no get him out of here. The only reason he’s still here is because it was a buddy hire and it’ll feel bad to fire him.
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Last season I’d have said yes.
This season I don’t know. Doubling down on a team and a system/effort that didn’t with with an aging core doesnt seem like a good idea to me
Ask me again after the draft. But if you forced me to answer right now, Id say no. A lot of lost assets with little to no return. Those lost assets have turned around and played well for other teams. We are burdened with old players on long contracts he signed. No real young guys to look forward to past Kemell and Wood (both should be good but no star players up and coming is my point). In every aspect you’d grade a GM, he is either barely at the bar or falls below it. I’ll give him another draft and season. Before final judgement is passed. But, right now… no. He has kinda been a bottom 5 GM in the league.
No. The Dante Fabbro situation alone should get him fired. Keeping the HC after last season should get him fired.
For the Preds, nope. His actions have so far been better for other teams while making Bruno’s job much harder.
Might be an unpopular opinion but I respect the fact that he went all in during free agency. It failed horribly but I like the spunk from a franchise that is typically satisfied with first round exits. He swung for the fences, it didn’t work. We move on
Personally think he’s been pretty bad and I wish he was gone. Just a few years ago we had promising young players and now that he’s traded most of them away and we’re stuck with one of the oldest teams in Hockey at average of 29.5 years. Our Identity is gone, our defense sucks and is undersized, no-one can fight, we look slow as shit and no-one can score and on top of that leadership is lacking too. I thought we were grooming David Poile’s son to become a GM? WTF happened there? Honestly how do we know for certain Trotz isn’t trying to destroy us from the inside for firing him the first time?
no
Nope
It’s too soon to judge. GMs need at least 4-5 seasons for their work to be fully realized.
Trotz has made some beginner mistakes (waiving players who should have been trading), but overall, he’s done okay.
Also, there’s no way to prove this but I have feeling the ownership has given him a mandate that doesn’t let him properly tank.
No
Not so far. But 2 years is hardly a fair judgement. This next season will be a huge indicator though. I’m glad he kept Bruno, because I believe last year falls more on Trotz. I agree when he said he didn’t want to just scapegoat the coach like many other GM’s do.
I know hindsight is hard to pass up, but I thought the preds were cup contenders with the pick ups he made. The team just wasn’t able to make it work. Hopefully with a full season together and the off season to tighten things up. They will come out strong
He’s one of the worst GM’s in the league
He is doing fine, the transition for anybody is tough and I think he’s learning along the way. Deep down he’s a bonafide hockey genius who is so well respected across the league. I’ll take that (and his growing pains) over any mediocre scrap pile GM any day
His signings didn’t pan out but he tried one last time for Josi and Forsberg. Gotta respect it. Anyone criticizing them today I’d like to see what they were saying on July 1st.
Absolutely terrible and I’m not afraid to say it. He’s married the worst parts of his own coaching tendencies with the worst parts of poiles gming and brought the positives of neither to the table. I’m done supporting this team as long as this loud mouth buffoon is in charge
Fuck no get him out of here. The only reason he’s still here is because it was a buddy hire and it’ll feel bad to fire him.
Think it’s still too early to assess him as a GM.