I'd like to see the Bruins completely dismantle their entire front office and pro scouting staff. Coaches too (except Bob of course).
And recruit the best young minds from across the hockey world to coach, scout, and manage this franchise. No more former Bruins (Quaider can stay though). Sorry to any local university alumni, but just because you played or coached at BU/BC/Harvard/Providence College/etc. shouldn't give you an inside track either. I don't want the keys handed to Chara or Bergeron just because they were great players.
Neely's fingerprints are all over this franchise. Every off season he pushes Sweeney to rectify and react to what Neely perceives as the Bruins issues. Whether that is firing coaches, pursuing free agents, trading away players. And it usually always leads to mistakes. Always reactive, never proactive. And never patient.
Sweeney is a smart guy but he talks out of both sides of his mouth to the press like a politician. Thing is we'll never know which moves are moves he pushed for, and which are Neely's. Fact is, he's had trouble acquiring top players during his tenure. His best players (for the most part) came from previous regimes, that's just a fact.
Scott Bradley is like a parasite, that nugget in the toilet you just can't seem to flush. I can't comprehend how he's lasted this long. If there are two constants across this franchise in my time as a fan now 34 years. 1) it's they've always leaned more towards natural physical gifts like height/weight, big guys who skate well, etc. than they have towards hockey sense or hockey IQ in their trades/signings/drafting, and 2) Scott Bradley as a key employee in the front office. This trend predates Neely and Sweeney. Bradley is the constant across these eras. Does it mean he's to blame for this mindset? I don't know.
I don't know much about Langenbrunner other than they made a point to waste a draft pick on his kid.
Evan Gold is supposedly strong in manipulating the salary cap so maybe he has some usefulness still.
The pro scouting group has been an abomination for years. Who exactly recommended the likes of Max Jones and Mark Fraser? They need better pro scouts and more of them.
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