“Compete for Stanley Cups”.
If you accept that the Flames were a lower level team when he took over 8 years ago (despite the fluke 14-15 season), arguably he could have only possibly had a teams which competed for the cup for the last, say, 4 seasons. I mean, Yzerman is supposed to be a great GM and he has had the same results with the Red Wings for 3 years in a row. They aren’t close yet to a PO spot, let alone competing. Anyway, 3 teams have won the cup in the last 4 years, and 6 teams have competed in the finals, since TB has appeared 3 times. The other finals teams have plummeted since their one appearance, so I’m not sure how you’d gauge their success overall. I mean, was Bergeron a great GM? Is Jim Nill?
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