We'll see how the playoffs go but every move this management team has made has been a mistake. Getting terrible value for the Arvidsson, Skinner, 3rd line from last year signings, lost a ton of value with Broberg and Holloway, all the guys that left are having career best seasons, the Emberson trade is looking like a flop and they used that freed up money from that trade to sign Klingberg and Kapanen who have largely been flops.If he doesn't play in the playoffs, or is a shell of himself in the playoffs, the managers responsible for the trade should go.
I have no problem trading for a questionably available player, but at a steep discount or with conditions attached. Paying for retention with no conditions for a guy with a high ankle sprain (an injury my grandmother knows is uncertain and problematic) only for him to not play is fireable. Even if the cost wasn't major.
Shows incredible incompetence.
The Podkolzin trade was ok, Perry signing was nice, Walman trade tbd but he's had plenty of struggles, Frederic trade looks like it could be a complete whiff. It's been a trainwreck to be quite frank but can all be redeemed with a Stanley Cup win and they better win now because the window closes fast if not already.