I can understand that Q's lack of action with what happened to Beach has soured some on him here. But to state he's never taken a team from non-contenders to contenders is just ridiculous.
He had everything he needed but definitely put some respect on that name.
The character flaw of course in question was that he cared too much about winning over everything, should the narrative & assumptions be taken as is with them covering up SA and what their understanding was at the time
On a different timeline where this doesn’t happen, if Q gets the panthers to a cup win and multiple years of contention he’s in the running for top 2(?) coaches of all time with a beloved statue outside the UC. And probably some argument to be made against Scotty Bowman but I cbf to make that since it was before my era