Running a successful hockey franchise is one of the most difficult jobs to have in all of the professional sports. NHL franchises need to construct a team with a league salary cap of $81.5mil. As the league expands, the decisions of a general manager become even more calculated. Every free agent signing, player trade, staff hiring, coach firing, and contract negotiation is up for judgment. As of late, the Philadelphia Flyers organization is thriving because of the leadership in the front office. The man at the center of it all has been GM Chuck Fletcher.
Chuck Fletcher is currently up for debate as to the best general manager in all of the four major sports in Philadelphia.