Yesterday, the Detroit Red Wings released previous general manager Greg Domino. They are introducing Alex Hurst as the new general manager. Despite his dismissal, Greg did a fine job with the team, and did not jeopardize the future of the franchise, his teams poor success was mainly because he was thrust into a difficult situation and he did his best. Current general manager Alex Hurst has been in contact with Greg Domino and he has been extremely helpful and cooperative during the transition.
Alex had this to say during his press release: “I am extremely happy to be taking over a team in this very prestigious league, even with the current situation of the team. The team lacks the major young pieces that any good franchise should have, and has few top players on the current roster. Despite some of these glaring problems, there are still some positives we are taking from the situation, they are the fact we have plenty of draft picks in the upcoming draft and the fact that we are likely to have a top 5 pick in this years draft. Both of these factors should have our scouts working overtime so our franchise can be prepared for the entry draft in a few months. Another glaring problem is the fact that our team is barley above the league minimum salary cap total, this will pose a major problem when we are trying to move our players with large salary cap hits. But even so, I am up for the challenge and am extremely happy with the opportunity I have been given and I will serve this league and franchise to the best of my abilities.”
When asked what “direction” he was planning to take the franchise, he had this to say: “Right now, nobody on our roster is safe, our team is performing extremely poorly and anybody could be moved at any moment, and if any of our current players are of interest to any team in the OTHL, please feel free to contact our organization, we are looking to get younger and maybe acquire a few draft picks”