Új GM: Strickland szerint az egykori tampai GM, Jay Feaster is esélyes. Mindenesetre jó kapcsolat fűzi Lacroix-hoz:

"...in Tampa Bay, Lightning Coach Jacques Demers added the general manager's responsibilities to his job. He knew hockey, of course, having coached more than 1,000 NHL games and been named NHL Coach of the Year twice, but running the business side was more than he could handle alone. Looking for an experienced assistant, he asked Colorado GM Pierre Lacroix for advice.

"The only guy I would hire," Lacroix said, "is Jay Feaster. I won't give you any other names."

És Feaster egyfajta mentoraként tekint PL-re, erről saját blogjában írt idén a The Hockey Newson:

"Without a doubt, the person most responsible for my growth in this business is current Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix. I first worked with Pierre in 1997 when I was in Hershey and we switched our affiliation from the Flyers to the Avalanche. He was really instrumental in not only getting me the opportunity with Jacques Demers to make the move to the NHL, but just in terms of actually being willing to solicit my input for things on the hockey side. Being willing to listen to my opinions and observations. I also had the opportunity to work with both Francois Giguere and Michel Goulet at that time."

Tehát ha nem is familiárisa Lacroix-nak, de közel áll hozzá. Tampával egy kupa ugye, de aztán egy kissé félremenedzselt csapat és egy zaklatott búcsú a klubtól. Meglátjuk...