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calgarywinning · 04-18-2023, 03:40 PM

The Good

Seriously pursued and constantly probed the league for prospects, signings, etc. He worked hard. With micro focus on Brad for the Calgary Flames we fail to see the other GM's who've ventured nothing or not moved the dial for their team.

Sometimes making a decision doesn't pan out and he had a few of those, but he seemed to learn and adapt. I would call him a seasoned GM at this point. A lot of the harsh criticism is due to a hyper focus in our market.

The Brad

When he put his foot down on the media this summer after losing Gaudreau and Tkachuk. I just loved how he stood up for the City of Calgary as a great place. This narrative that YYC is not fun, and players don't want to play here is just garbage.

Flipping Neal for Lucic who was an absolute gem of a player to watch and cheer for even though he nears the end of his career. Lucic brought a lot of stability to the team, in terms of leadership, centering the puck in front of the net; posting himself in front of the net. I guess the detail on this is after the Neal mistake he was able parley it into something far more useful. While not a major moving roster point it speaks to his character to admit he was wrong and fix it.

Despite the strangetity (I know it's not a word) of this weird season, the absolute fleecing of Florida in that trade. Once other changes are made these players are going to be a serious force. Huberdeau is very very talented.

The Ugly

His dad owns Boston Pizza.

The question remains why he walked away from this team, and I feel ownership should be held accountable to the fan base. You aren't really going to go to market and come up with a better GM. You might get a GM with better luck, but that's not a resume trait.

I think, despite, all his activity and whether he signed people to low or too high, as a GM you are counting on these players to deliver on your behalf, for your team and your city. It would be hard to do a job for nine years and constantly have the team breakdown in the throws of the objective. Just wonky. I've seen the two worst terrible seasons in the last 4 years, despite the roster and the value of the UFA's that left.

I hope he has a nice break; enjoys life and clears the clutter from his mind and will land another role and continue to be a great GM.

04-18-2023, 03:40 PM	#16
calgarywinning First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Field near Field, AB Exp:	The Good Seriously pursued and constantly probed the league for prospects, signings, etc. He worked hard. With micro focus on Brad for the Calgary Flames we fail to see the other GM's who've ventured nothing or not moved the dial for their team. Sometimes making a decision doesn't pan out and he had a few of those, but he seemed to learn and adapt. I would call him a seasoned GM at this point. A lot of the harsh criticism is due to a hyper focus in our market. The Brad When he put his foot down on the media this summer after losing Gaudreau and Tkachuk. I just loved how he stood up for the City of Calgary as a great place. This narrative that YYC is not fun, and players don't want to play here is just garbage. Flipping Neal for Lucic who was an absolute gem of a player to watch and cheer for even though he nears the end of his career. Lucic brought a lot of stability to the team, in terms of leadership, centering the puck in front of the net; posting himself in front of the net. I guess the detail on this is after the Neal mistake he was able parley it into something far more useful. While not a major moving roster point it speaks to his character to admit he was wrong and fix it. Despite the strangetity (I know it's not a word) of this weird season, the absolute fleecing of Florida in that trade. Once other changes are made these players are going to be a serious force. Huberdeau is very very talented. The Ugly His dad owns Boston Pizza. The question remains why he walked away from this team, and I feel ownership should be held accountable to the fan base. You aren't really going to go to market and come up with a better GM. You might get a GM with better luck, but that's not a resume trait. I think, despite, all his activity and whether he signed people to low or too high, as a GM you are counting on these players to deliver on your behalf, for your team and your city. It would be hard to do a job for nine years and constantly have the team breakdown in the throws of the objective. Just wonky. I've seen the two worst terrible seasons in the last 4 years, despite the roster and the value of the UFA's that left. I hope he has a nice break; enjoys life and clears the clutter from his mind and will land another role and continue to be a great GM.