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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It's not hindsight to recall criticisms of Sutter that were made at the time. Not everyone was in love with the guy as a GM. Post-lockout he was already showing a lack of ability to draft and develop youth, and instead fill the depth positions with expensive vets past their best-before date. That proved to be a critical handicap in a league that was increasingly relying on young skaters and the cheap contracts that came with them.
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Fair enough. Here is a thread after 08/09 season and 4th consecutive 1st round exit. The topic is "what would YOU do if YOU were the GM(President)?" Interesting read.
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=73749
Most common suggestions were:
1. Fire coaching staff
2. Somehow get Brent Sutter to leave NJ for Calgary
3. Find a way to sign Jay Bouwmeester under the cap
4. Let Cammalleri walk
5. Find a backup goalie to replace McElhinney
So that's what most people at CP thought a GM (Sutter or whoever)should do at the time.
Noteworthy that Grant Pollock suggested Sutter should be let go. A few people agreed but many held the view that his good moves outweighed his bad ones at the time. Most acknowledged that Sutter had made errors but that all GMs do.