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Originally Posted by liamenator
It would have been interesting if the Flames had renewed Craig Button's contract in 2003 and kept him in place to help Darryl take care of the details, as he had been doing since hiring DS in December 2002. The result would have been an arrangement similar to what Colorado has with Sherman and Roy (though obviously without the Sakic role). Button showed early on a willingness to work with and cater to his coach's suggestions, e.g. the Donovan and Ference trades. No reason to believe he wouldn't have agreed to a new arrangement with Darryl as a kind of co-GM, if it meant he could keep his job.
We'll never know, but I think Button and Darryl might've complemented each other well for a while. Neither were great GMs on their own, clearly. Each had their own strengths--Button had a reasonably good eye for young talent, even if it showed through trades and free agent signings more than at the draft table. Darryl lacked any kind of long term vision and, though he struck gold early, really hit the skids the more consolidated power. It would have been worth trying if only because it would have kept DS behind the bench indefinitely.
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I don't believe that is true if you go back to his interviews in 2005
I think the same excuse for Feaster applies to Darryl (i.e. ownership meddling, win now mode, win a cup for Iggy) as everything from 2004-2006 was about getting younger, stocking the pipeline, wants 2 prospects coming through the pipeline into the lineup every year, stocking the pipeline at varies roles, etc. That all went to crap in about 2007 and you didn't hear about it again.