View Poll Results: Pick the best general manager from the following list
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Doug Risebrough
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18.70% |
Craig Button
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81.30% |
07-13-2020, 08:37 AM
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#1
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Calgary Flames General Manager Ranking - #7
1. Cliff Fletcher
2. Brad Treliving
3. Al Coates
4. Darryl Sutter
5. Brian Burke
6. Jay Feaster
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07-13-2020, 08:41 AM
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#2
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: EASHL Locker Room
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#AnybodyButRisebrough
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07-13-2020, 08:44 AM
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#3
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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On one hand I think Risebrough had a really thankless task of tearing down the iconic cup winning team, trying to still be competitive, but slash costs. But the Gilmour trade was lousy, and his coaching was worse.
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07-13-2020, 08:48 AM
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#4
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
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Do I have to choose? Sigh.
I guess Button here
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07-13-2020, 08:51 AM
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#5
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Franchise Player
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Just following the crowd think on this one. They were both GMs before my flames fandom.
Last edited by agulati; 07-13-2020 at 08:59 AM.
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07-13-2020, 08:58 AM
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#6
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Risebrough must be ranked last.
3 words: Gilmour for Leeman.
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07-13-2020, 09:34 AM
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#7
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Sorry, Doug, loved you as a player, but as a GM ...
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07-13-2020, 09:52 AM
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#8
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Will say this ... Craig Button was a class act.
He was the GM just before I had kids and had my life get much busier. In those days I had the press pass and was in the dressing room from time to time. I was in a scrum and was asking a question when Dowbiggen cut me off to ask a different question. Button stopped him mid sentence and looked at me saying "I believe you were asking a question?"
Class act.
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07-13-2020, 09:19 PM
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#9
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brisbane
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Let's get out and vote!
Let's make our voices heard!
We've been given the right to choose
between a ###### and a turd
It's democracy in action
so put your freedom to the test!
A big fat turd or a stupid ######
Which do you like best?
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07-13-2020, 09:41 PM
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#10
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Franchise Player
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Craig Button had some decent trades, Conroy for Stillman was an obvious win in retrospect, and one he was roasted for at the time. Other than that he sold high on Morris, was able to get value for Brathwaite/Thachuk in Turek. His massive misstep in reacquiring MacAmmond at the trade deadline sealed his fate though.
Risebrough had absolutely no good trades, even giving away players who would have successful careers for nothing (Shevla)
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07-13-2020, 10:17 PM
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#11
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
Will say this ... Craig Button was a class act.
He was the GM just before I had kids and had my life get much busier. In those days I had the press pass and was in the dressing room from time to time. I was in a scrum and was asking a question when Dowbiggen cut me off to ask a different question. Button stopped him mid sentence and looked at me saying "I believe you were asking a question?"
Class act.
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100% not surprised Dowbiggen cut you off.
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07-13-2020, 10:59 PM
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#12
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Fort Collins, CO
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TBQH, the Calgary Flames have had too many bad to mediocre General Managers and Head Coaches.
These polls have made me realize that there is a big drop-off after our top 2 to 3 in each category... yeesh.
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07-13-2020, 11:02 PM
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#13
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First Line Centre
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Voted Riser. No arguing that Gilmour for Leeman was horrible and the worst trade in Flames history. However, rookie GMs make mistakes and when we look past that, some decent moves were made
Matteau for Yawney
Ranheim Suter T. Drury for Nylander, Patrick Zalapski
Vernon for Chiasson
MacInnis and a 4th for Housey and 2 2nds (one was used to draft Begin)
Drafted Cory Stillman, Sandy McCarthy, German Titov, Chris Clark, Denis Gauthier
He was put in a no win situation where he had to cut payroll and was rushed into a position too soon. Our dollar was in the tank and for context this is the era where Quebec and Winnipeg relocated as a result. Would have benefited with a more senior advisor to help him navigate the trade market.
I never thought I would defend risebrough but his tear down of vets is less egregious than the gutting of a young core that Button presided over. Gilmour for Leeman was the single worst trade in our history, but dealing Giguere, Savard and releasing St Louis set this team back further as this was the young core that could have set the team up for success. And you could argue Riser drafted better than Button, which was supposed to be his calling card. And letting Jaret Stoll go back into draft after screwing up on an aborted trade with leafs. Would have helped our center depth a bit.
Last edited by The Original FFIV; 07-13-2020 at 11:22 PM.
Reason: Adding Jarret Stoll mess up
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07-14-2020, 08:20 AM
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#14
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: On the Bandwagon
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How about NO! these names bring back awful memories
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