MacT sucks too, don't get me wrong. Nikitin was unbearably bad and I remember being so mad that day. HF was mad at me for being mad
There was some positives with MacT though. I like Pouliot even at 4, Hendricks was a fantastic acquisition. Pakarinen and Oesterle have some potential still. Draft record also was a bit better than Tambo. Even though I didn't love the Smid deal, Brossoit could still be a backup at the NHL level.
Tambellini got us the draft pick that became Klefbom but otherwise was part of a terrible draft record and couldn't acquire anybody with longevity. Only made depth moves during the rebuild that all failed. Eric Belanger?
His ineptitude during the rebuild years are the reason why we don't have any depth to plug in today.
Also, in the one season where we actually had a chance at success, he goes into the deadline and acquires Jerred Smithson? That was the ammo to add to the charge?