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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Yup. That's about right. He tried to force critical mass and it didn't result in anything. The Hamilton trade was a good one. The Hamonic trade was the one that set the club back. He should have held on the path of drafting and building. Hamilton was young and highly skilled, so he fit the need and was worth the long term investment. Hamonic was an over the top type trade, and the team was no where near that point. We were short some top end players that you only get through the draft. That one mistake damned us to mediocrity.
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Not to mention the hiring of garbage coaches who didn't help at all