"David Poile insists that his work with the United States national team does not take away from his role as Nashville Predators' general manager. Not much, at least. "The Nashville Predators is 99 percent of the time my primary focus," he said. "With the national team, I work as part of a committee that makes decisions." Obviously, his work with the Predators has not suffered. Thursday, on the eve of the 2010 IIHF World Championships, at which Poile once again will serve as assistant general manager for Team USA, he was named one of three finalists for the National Hockey League's inaugural General Manager of the Year Award. Voting was conducted among the league's 30 general managers. The top three – Poile, Don Maloney of Phoenix and George McPhee of Washington – were considered finalists. All three were in charge of teams that made the playoffs in 2009-10 but lost in the opening round. The winner will be announced during the Stanley Cup finals. Poile, the only GM in franchise history, became the second Nashville official recognized for the team's performance this season. Last week coach Barry Trotz was named one of three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, given annually to the top coach in the league." http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/poiles-work-predators-recognized-gm-year-voting
