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Originally Posted by CSharp
As for Sutter, after the initial run for the cup and the Flames were at the top, he was not able to re-enforce any depth at the center position. He kept tinkering with the big solid defencemen that was the trademark of the Flames and ignored bolstering the depth of the forward lines. Then, to top it all of, it was his unwavering nepotism that got this whole club into the downward spiral. I guess hiring Brent Sutter and firing Iron Mike was the topping for the disaster in addition to the greediness to get J-Bo. Maybe if Brent wasn't coaching those 3 years and Hartley was, the complexion of the team would be totally different.
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Big game hunting for Bouwmeester definitely failed. Darryl's biggest problem as a GM was his obsession with goals against. He got his wish, Brent had the team 5th in GA and 29th in GF. Not even attempting to replace the 50+ goals from Bertuzzi & Cammalleri was a big mistake. He absolutely would not admit Jokinen didn't work out in any scenario (even after trading him away for trash)
Another big strike against Sutter was his refusal to use the LTIR for cap/roster relief in 2008-2009. The team violated the CBA by icing only 15 skaters for multiple games because he couldn't manage the roster properly. Trading Brandon Prust 500 times was also annoying.
I think Darryl's downfall was bigger.