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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The abysmal drafting and treating of 2nd round picks like they were trade currency ruins it for me. He was a horrible amateur talent evaluator and never had a plan past riding Iggy and Kipper into the ground. That said I have him and Treliving are neck and neck and I just think Coates would have done a better job than both of them if he had their resources.
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Fair enough, I can't discount any points you have made. As a fan, I want to watch a team that wins and gets me excited for the playoffs year in and year out.
Sutter is the only GM in 30 years that created that experience for me, where I got to watch playoff hockey for 5 straight seasons.
I don't care if the GM trades every draft pick away every year, if that means I get to watch them compete in the playoffs every year.
Having a "Good prospect pool", "strong development", "eye for amateur talent" are meaningless to me, as a fan, if that doesn't translate to wins and playoff hockey. The GM of the year award never goes to a the franchise head with the "best prospect pool".
Treliving has all the above quotations, yet, nowhere near the consistent year over year quality of performance from the team.