This is pretty unfair to Sutter I think.
The Flames as an organization have been terrible at drafting for the 20 years prior to the two picks in Brodie and Gaudreau.
Is Darryl's record really that much worse than Craig Button, Jay Feaster, Al Coates or Doug Riseborough?
Two of the three best players on the Flames Roster in the previous 20 years prior to treliving were acquired via trade. That's next level, organization-wide ineptitude.
Darryl was largely keeping the status quo alive.
Are Dennis Gauthier, Clark Wilm or Jesper Mattson really better or worse than Mikael Backlund and Chris Chucko?
Fact is, it took a senior and respected hockey operations executive to inform the flames that yes indeed, their #### stunk too.
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