The Good
Brad's RFA negotiations were usually solid, with a few exceptions where I would have liked him to sign players longer term.
Drafting seemed to improve during his tenure (would look at lot better if f****** Fox liked Calgary).
Took big swings when he had the chance, I always admired his courage to take chances.
Awesome guy, never showed his ego and seemed to genuinely care about the City and the people he worked with.
The Bad
UFA signings for the most part (Neal, Brouwer, Raymond)
Maybe an unpopular opinion but I won't miss his nothing-burger press conferences. He was very good at keeping his cards close to the vest but it was tough for me as a fan to be excited about his pressers since he was so good at saying nothing while saying alot.
The Ugly
Last off-season was our chance to rebuild and take a package of futures from another team, but he chose to go for it instead. I still admire the courage and maybe it turns in our fortune and Huby/Kadri bounce back.. but that was clearly a franchise defining moment and we may have missed our chance at a rebuild.
Bad coaching hires during his tenure, too much faith in people who were "good people" as opposed to the best options that were out there (maybe ownership meddling and unwillingness to spend more $ on better coaches? I don't know)
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