Between the botching of Gaudreau and premature signing of Huberdeau I didn't think he could have supporters still.
For me his best best work was up until 2017 or 2018 (Hamilton acquisition then Hanifin & Lindholm, the subsequent contracts as well as some key draft picks) and it was downhill from there. Slowly at first, then quickly.
He cracked under the aftermath of Gaudreau & Tkachuk. He needed to take a vacation at that point, reassess and take it back to the white board.
They could've been in their 2nd year of their rebuild already and sitting on multiple good prospects from the 2023 draft if he managed the Tkachuk trade return properly (by flipping assets).
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