George McPhee’s detractors usually reference the lopsided 2013 trade of Filip Forsberg to Nashville as a sarcastic comeback to anyone who defends his 17-year tenure as Washington’s general manager.
Lately, they’ve criticized the Golden Knights GM for his handling of Vadim Shipachyov.
McPhee took a pounding in the national media last week when the Russian voluntarily retired from the NHL and returned home 893 goals shy of catching Wayne Gretzky for the all-time record.
Even Shipachyov threw shade at McPhee on Saturday after signing a one-year contract with SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League worth $500,000.