Coates for me. He could recognize talent very well and simply didn't have the resources to retain talent. He also worked under by far the worst circumstances of any other GM with internal power struggles and ownership unable to spend enough to ice a competitive roster. Drafting wasn't great but if you read into it you will find that it was a messy situation with too many cooks in the kitchen as Ron Bremner was in way over his head running a hockey team.
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