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Originally Posted by browna

More and more as Feaster stays quiet in the past 2+ weeks, leaning towards those above Feaster as the biggest problem., bar none, that has to be fixed within this organization, or else.

Not just this year, but probably ever since the Phaneuf trade didn't pan out that season and Darryl was neutered and had power taken from him.

I am sure those same people in the organization had their hands in issues even then, but when Sutter got let go, some of that responsibility with respect to hockey op decisions shifted, not to the new GM, but to those above him, to make sure that no other GM got the power Darryl had grown himself into.

What makes you think that Darryl was not mandated into making a " win now" trade for Phaneuf?