Sometimes, a front-office executive needs to use an expletive to get their point across. Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites used a lot of nasty words when talking about his star players Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. You know what? They’ve been playing much better since. A similar situation came into New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero this week, but in a much different light.
The Athletic’s Craig Custance spoke to the GMs during this weekend’s meetings in Boca Raton, Florida. Ray Shero was asked that one question he probably hates most: did you consider the idea of trading Taylor Hall?