Dallas Morning News ---
New GM Benjamin Yoskovitz Has Big Plans
Yesterday, the Dallas Stars confirmed the hiring of new General Manager, Benjamin Yoskovitz. At the press conference the following day, GM Yoskovitz went over quite a few details.
"First, let me say I'm extremely honored and pleased to accept the position of General Manager. Since I've only been in charge for a few hours I can't say what plans there are for the future. I'll start by doing a full evaluation of the team's performance last year and we'll see what areas of improvement myself and coach Nolan find."
GM Yoskovitz gave no significant indication of what he had seen to date, but rumours already abound that he's got a trigger finger and took over with plans in mind.
"Of course," Yoskovitz said at the press conference, "I'll also need to meet the other General Managers quite a bit, get a feel for where they stand, what they're looking to do. We'll evaluate our draft position, our roster of prospects and the farm system. Everything's getting a thorough check-up."
Insiders told the Dallas Morning News that GM Yoskovitz most likely will look to drop his payroll a bit, freeing himself up to make more moves, and that he's not overly thrilled with the list of prospects.