NHL Front Offices May Be Leaning Harder on the Group Project

The old single-GM command structure is getting squeezed by a more collaborative style of management. Teams are spreading the decision-making around because the modern league punishes any front office that thinks it has all the answers. That does not mean every club will copy the same blueprint, but it does mean more voices are getting a seat at the table. The real question is whether that makes teams sharper or just more polite when the deal goes sideways.