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Originally Posted by Burning Beard
I'm always curious when people say this... What style of play suits the players on this team then?
If your point is correct, shouldn't it be on the GM to bring in players who fit the style that the coach is trying to employ?
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It's absolutely on the GM to find the right players to fit in the system, especially when you consider that the GM in question had already made numerous mistakes acquiring players that didn't fit the prior systems that had been deployed by coaches that he personally hired.
Fit is a massive aspect of talent evaluation and roster building. If a fan like me could see it from a mile away that Huberdeau was going to struggle this season, then surely someone in that experienced management group they have should have seen it. Like honestly, I don't even know if his scouting staff even bothered to watch the Panthers play once before they even traded for him.
If our management group actually bothered to do some analysis last summer, then they would have seen Carter freakin' Verhaeghe play and would've realized that this guy should have been the target as he would have been a perfect fit under Darryl's system. I know that's the guy I noticed the most when watching Florida play last year. He even popped this season scoring 41 goals most of which came at even strength (4th in the league). The Flames missed out, I think he and his skillset could've been a heck of a player here.