The good:
- Re-signed Tanguay and Glencross as UFA's to below market deals
- 2012 UFA signings: Hudler / Wideman / Cervenka
- Cammy and Ramo for Bourque and a 2nd
- Stempniak for Langkow
- Hartley and staff (small sample size but looks like a good fit)
- Making something of the Erixon disaster and possibly even winning the deal with Horak and two pretty solid 2nd round picks.
- Not re-signing Jokinen (I liked him but it was time)
- New philosophy (winning and depth) and coach (Ward) for Abbotsford.
- Weisbroad and Conroy in the front office and just surrounding himself with a good team.
- New philosophy on technology: Hiring Chris Snow and upgrading video technology, statistical analysis and scouting.
- Solid drafts: Sven, Gaudreau, Brossoit (6th round), trading down for Janko (and still getting Sieloff), Gillies, etc.
- Getting out of cap hell in order to sign some decent UFA's
The bad:
- Regehr / Kotalik / 2nd for Butler / Byron (I know this was a cap space deal but probably would have been better long term to just take Butler and leave out the 2nd.)
- Rumoured flirtations with Richards, Smyth, other aging players. (Richards would have been a coup but it was crazy term for a guy in his 30's)
- Modin trade (minor though)
- Comeau re-sign (seriously?)
Overall I think he's done a great job as the good far outweighs the bad.
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