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Originally Posted by wingmaker
He also had three years of Kiprusoff, three years of a younger Iginla, and a blue line that started out with Phaneuf, Bouw, Giordano, and Regehr. To not make the playoffs even one year over a three year stint is a massive failure. How is it possible to even argue that Sutter did a good job?
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I so love how fans have selective memories about Brent's tenure. It's common to see posters say that Brent got nothing out of players but examining exactly what happened tells the complete opposite for most players.
I believe he would have made the playoffs that first season but halfway through that season his brother made two trades that started the official downfall of the organization on that fateful January weekend. That roster was such a mess after the Phaneuf and Jokinen trade that I don't think Bowman could have patched something together.
Lets not forget that Iginla finished 2nd in goals and 6th in points in 2010 under Brent which was his last great season before age started catching up with him and that Kipper had two of his best regular seasons ever with 2.3 GAA and .920 sv both seasons under Brent. It's more telling of a supporting cast that simply wasn't very good after Darrly went crazy that fateful weekend. Brent still managed to have the team in the playoff race down to the wire every season despite having to deal with major issues above him with his brother getting fired and the guy replacing him waiting eagerly to hire his buddy. Again I have stats to back up my defense not just common CP hearsay.