Craig Custance and Pierre LeBrun recap Day 2 of the NHL's Board of Governors meeting in which the league ends the ability to trade draft picks for signing coaches and executives.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- It was not entirely unexpected that the executive compensation rule was abolished at the NHL Board of Governors meeting Tuesday.
That it happened without a peep of opposition from anyone in the room, well, that definitely is a surprise on some level if you understand how deeply disappointing it is to a number of people.
Most notably, it was somewhat stunning that Calgary Flames executive Brian Burke didn’t mount any protest given how passionate he was for years to bring back this rule.