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Originally Posted by FAN
Has there ever been a GM who inherited a Stanley Cup contender? I never understood why anyone thought Gillis inherited a Cup contender. He inherited a team that missed the playoffs.
Ultimately, Gillis lacked vision. He thought he was adjusting to what it took to win in the NHL but what he was really doing was getting away from what made the team successful.
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Stan Bowman was pretty much gifted a ring by Dale Tallon. Tallon made a huge mistake with Versteeg and Barker and should have been fired, but that team was his.
Gillis trading away two starting goaltenders, with one entering the prime of his career and one an all-world 2-time Olympic gold medalist, for nothing but a magic bean in Horvat trumps the Phaneuf deal 10 times over. Just so bad.