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David Poile deserves credit for solid offseason

As the Nashville Predators have declined from Stanley Cup Final glory, we’ve seen general manager David Poile make mind-boggling moves a'plenty and take the brunt of the fan backlash. It has been a rough go - from accusatory questions in press conferences to plenty of #FirePoile tweets for the 72-year-old executive, there's plenty of criticism aimed at the GM.

In sports, coaches and executives “get hired to get fired.” Very rarely do teams reach the promised land without having some turmoil in their staff. The Predators fired the head coach that brought them to the Cup Final.