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Originally Posted by gvitaly
Tre did see him play but not under the coach he extended(or was about to extend) to 2 more years. He didn't see him play with any of our players. It's excusable when we as fans misjudge a player's fit, but managers should know better, have more information, or wait for more information before such a large commitment is made.
We all saw Neal have how many consecutive 20G seasons before signing him here? That's all we could hear that summer how we can just bank on 20G because he's that consistent. Sounds familiar? Remember how Huberdeau's points will replace Gaudreau's and Kadri's will replace Tkachuk who should be an 80P player without Gaudreau. That's a fine assessment from a fan or the media, but that's also what distinguishes good GMs from bad ones, and that's why they're paid the big bucks, and we're not.
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GM's make long commitments to players they've never had on their team, and have never played with those players all the time, usually on July 1st every year- Free Agent Frenzy. Literally happens all the time.