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00:17Hey a little bit of an update on the Red Wings I say a little bit Elliott Friedman on NHL
00:24tonight we have two clips to play for you one on kind of the update the ramp up for this
00:31general manager search but then also a candidate to keep in mind let's start with the Red Wings and the
00:36overall philosophy.
01:01Could be someone a little different. What about someone who's currently working for a baseball team?
01:43What about someone who's currently working for a baseball team?
01:51So not a hockey guy you have to be a hockey guy well Carolina's done it with more of the
01:58analytics you know the numbers nerds yeah Greenberg's background Columbia law numbers guy in the Cubs and Blackhawks organization after
02:12double dipping in the city of Chicago could he double dip here in Detroit?
02:19I don't care I don't care I don't care I just want them to win I think that's probably what
02:25every Wings fan is really going to say I don't care I just want them to win but part of
02:31me also says what I want what I want the general manager of the Lions to not be a football
02:39guy and just be a numbers analytics guy.
02:43Be concerning wouldn't be concerning it would be concerning I think you would be naturally concerned until you saw evidence
02:52that it could be successful and you correct me if I'm wrong.
02:57We talked to fans all day what fans view this is kind of an easy way out you made the
03:06decision late for whatever reason.
03:11The search has had minimal updates now it's going to ramp up and you just tell the guy in the
03:17world headquarters to switch desks.
03:21Would that be seen as the easy way out fair or unfair I think fans would see that as oh
03:26this is just the lazy he's already working for our other team.
03:31Did you did you really yeah you're not wrong um and maybe he would be the best candidate I truly
03:38don't know I Elliot Friedman said they're going to ask these people to come in and present a full outline
03:43for how to navigate your plan yeah yeah and maybe his plan would be the best plan I don't know
03:48I mean he he brought him up specifically.
03:50That tells me that he is in the pod or the pool of candidates maybe there's four or five people
03:56but he's in it yeah they probably have a list of five people and he's probably on and I don't
03:59have a problem with it he has a hockey background he is analytically driven they brought him here for a
04:04reason.
04:05The most successful teams in the NHL are analytically driven Carolina Florida Colorado Dallas it's like look I do I
04:13would I'm just making a something I don't think he's their top candidate I think they've used this firm and
04:19the firm has probably provided a list and he's on it he's probably not at the top but I would
04:25not have a problem I think it's a very easy take an opinion to have if the Red Wings were
04:28to do this oh my look at they're doing that they're being cheap in this to me I would say
04:33no what I'm
04:34being told right now is the Red Wings were very far behind on how the new NHL is being operated
04:39much like the Tigers were and I would encourage people to look at Scott Harris who was hired from an
04:45a list of that was provided from an outside firm yeah they would be redoing what they did with Harris
04:51and I personally like the Harris hiring people need to be patient and I think you're seeing it pay off
04:57now the question would be should we be hiring our Scott Harris and like as opposed to Greenberg maybe Greenberg
05:04Greenberg is the Scott Harris it could could be I'm not saying it would be wrong either I'm just because
05:10he does have some time with the Blackhawks so it's not going completely outside of hockey dude don't you think
05:18they probably got his opinion on this whole situation oh I'm sure partially led to this and I would kind
05:23of argue it he was probably not on Iserman's side sure and that's the other thing Elliott Friedman said could
05:30I do the job better yes
05:33I think he knifed Iserman to get the job I don't think this is a surprise given the the news
05:39last week that Iserman's no longer doing the day-to-day but Elliott Friedman also said like that's not a
05:44he's not going to be looming over whoever they hire this is truly going to be a clean break and
05:49Tom to your point about the Red Wings being behind think about this when is it last time the Red
05:53Wings ran a true search for the head of hockey operations because from Jimmy D to the hand-picked replacement
06:01in Ken
06:01Holland to the hand-picked replacement in Steve Iserman they've never truly said let's sit down with five different hockey
06:08people and pitch us on where our blind spots are in the organization because Tom you really would have to
06:13go back over 30 years since this franchise had this kind of I agree with this kind of like come
06:18to Jesus moment I agree with what you said there that is fact but we all thought it was a
06:23layup when they hired Iserman I don't think there are very many people listening to us all that thought that
06:29was a bad hire I thought it was going to be a great hire
06:31I think that was the consensus count on one hand but it wasn't and is there a lesson to be
06:37learned of hey let's go outside the family let's ask questions we haven't asked in 30 years and let's bring
06:43someone in who maybe isn't the traditional hockey background they certainly have to know puck a little bit yeah but
06:50an outside perspective I think is good the new word around here is seduced but we were all seduced by
06:56the Steve Iserman hire oh yeah no doubt about it we'll talk football 10 minutes away Heather with the news
07:01Heather what's
07:01what's going on
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