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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
What do you make of his current trade drought? Nothing truly impactful since 2018.
I am concerned he is backed into a corner and doesn't know how to improve the team. We need 1C and 1G or we might as well rebuild the rebuild. Without those ingredients, we are sunk. I am flabbergasted at the goaltending at this point. 6 years is enough time to acquire a 1G. 1C is more difficult I will admit.
I should cut him some slack on 1C I guess but I really want to know if we persued O'Reilly or not.
I don't hate the guy personally but I don't think this team can win as currently constructed. I hate where we are at.
Trading Gaudreau will be his defining moment imo. Getting Hall and trading Gaudreau for a bluechip C prospect may just be his get out of jail free card. He needs a 1G. He needs to fix the defense. If he can pull it all off, I might start admiting he might be better than I give him credit for. Lots of work to do though.
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Well we know that he had several deals consummated that fell through for reasons outside his control. Most notably the Zucker and Kadri deals, that on the surface, seem like they would have been positive.
One can argue that he shouldn't get points for deals NOT made, but that signals to me that he
- Understands the team in its current form has gaps
- Is able to be an effective trade negotiator with fellow GMs
So to me that tells me he does know how to improve the team, but just hasn't been able to execute to that.
I agree - his defining moment is how he handles Gaudreau.