I was on the keep brad train but my opinion is starting to change.
The hanifin + lindholm acquisition was his high point.
However, he's had alot of misses. From ufa signings (brouwer, neal, most of bottom 6 over last couple years), always runner up in big trades (kadri, stone, eichel), prospect pool is still pretty weak (no projected top line talent + zary and valimaki being made of glass dont help) and a failure to read the pulse of the team then make adjustments (monahans been on the down swing for a couple years).
The team is mediocre but should be in its prime. There's no big forseeable prospects that will step in (pelletier looks good but no pronections put him as a top line talent). Johny may walk. Mang and chuky can force their way to ufa in a year. There's always a chance at winning it all but i would rank them as a 15-20 team in the league.
Forever a flames fan but Brad's had his time to architect this team and the reault so far is just a big MEH for me.
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