From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) Subject: Re: Wings will win Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department Lines: 24 In article ragraca@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Randy A. Graca) writes: > >I also think that they will have a hard time with Pittsburgh if they >face them in the finals (which is what all the Detroit sportswriters >are predicting). Although I think Bryan Murray is probably the best GM >I have ever seen in hockey, I'm not as impressed with his abilities as >a bench coach or in general as a motivator. With the amount of talent he >has on this team, he should have blown away everyone in the Norris. There >is not another team in the Norris, maybe even in the Campbell conference, >that can hold a candle to Detroit on paper in terms of pure talent. But, >some guys have not been pulling their weight at times this year. Scotty >Bowman, on the other hand, who has won (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) >nine (9) stanley cups, is an outstanding coach, and I think he could >outcoach Murray if they faced each other. > Bryan Murray has done very little as GM...Yzerman, Fedorov, Cheveldae, Chaisson, the whole Russian strategy was a product of the previous GM...Murray has made a couple of decent trades...that's about it... that would hardly rank him as the best GM. Wasn't Primeau, Murray's first decision as GM... Gerald