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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
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.
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A lot of revisionist history. Especially LTIR (late in season) and not managing roster properly.