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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Flawed in the long run, but Kipper and some acquisitions of guys like Langkow, Conroy, Tanguay at certain times etc. made the team a contender for a few years. Niemenen and Nilson in 04? After Kipper. Plus Commodore - great depth and team guy. Right pieces at the right time. Damn near Genius.
He is the GM that assembled the best functioning team in the past 20 plus years and should have won the cup.
Team was strong for years and going for it. Hindsight is 20/20 but let's not rewrite history. He may have saved the darn franchise a few years before the cupboards were depleted
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While I agree with most of this, wasn't Conroy a Button acquisition? Yes, I know Sutter traded for him from LA, but that was after letting him go for nothing previously. I'm not sure if the foolish decision to not re-sign any players prior to the lockout was up to Sutter or ownership however.
Also, the Cammalleri trade was a great one however Sutter cancelled that out by letting him leave after a career year and using the money on Bouwmeester.