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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
You keep claiming that, but the executives who made those decisions basically lost their jobs. If picking first overall was part of a master plan, why was Sherman shuffled aside, rather than rewarded?
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Most teams at least pretend that drafting first overall is a disgrace.
That being said, if you know someplace where I can sit around, not go to work but get to watch hockey games and collect my fat paycheque, please, tell me where I sign up.
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Originally Posted by $ven27
Good lord. You do realize their entire management team got the axe? They wouldn't risk their Jobs by tanking, AHL level defense = bottom feeder.
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But they didnt risk their jobs. Sacco did, but while he lost his job he also still got paid and is still getting paid.
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Because he was a horrible GM; an unwitting scapegoat for what looked like a pretty blatant fix. In actual fact, I think that the timing of the personnel changes that coincided with the immediate turnaround actually illustrates this. The team got the player they wanted, and now is the time to start building towards a championship with all the right pieces in place.
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I dont know how unwitting he was, but you're spot on. They took the circus season, tanked, got the player they wanted and are now moving forward.