His most glaring mistake was not locking up Gaudreau after the 21/22 season. Kind of a down season, he probably would've come cheaper, and more importantly would've guaranteed him being here for years, as well as likely the rest of the core as a result.
The lack of action/hardball approach that summer set the dominoes for everything falling apart a year later.
As someone else put it, his shortcomings are on being predictive and acting wisely to ensure desired outcomes later.
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