Blue Jackets Fire General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen; John Davidson Will Act as GM on Interim Basis

[Scott]

56 minutes ago, Sod16 said:

 

 

Could someone explain to me what, if anything, a non-GM team President does?

 

If JD is such a great hockey mind and administrator, why doesn't just become a GM somewhere?

Fun loving guy who's there as a cheerleader and to shake hands? Prototypical figurehead.

Edited February 16 by Scott

[LindG1000]

43 minutes ago, Sod16 said:

It's a joke that this league is in Columbus and not in Houston.

 

Could someone explain to me what, if anything, a non-GM team President does?

 

If JD is such a great hockey mind and administrator, why doesn't just become a GM somewhere?

 

You can think of it this way:

 

A General Manager is responsible for staffing and personnel. Hiring, firing, trading, scouting, free agency, etc.

A President is responsible for the financial goals. Butts in seats, marketing, sales, budgeting, revenue/expense management, etc.

 

They work closely together when they're in separate roles for clear reasons, but it's pretty hard to tell the difference on the surface, especially when so many teams have a joint role for it.