Cliff Fletcher The Great Destroyer

[ACC1224]

With Lou and Fletcher mentoring Dubas in the ways of being a GM, what could go wrong?

 

[ottomaddox]

Stay tuned for the sequel to this thread:

Chuck Fletcher The Great Destroyer

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I still can't stand the slant in this thread. You have the current Management group of Shanny/Dubas who've been with this organization for quite some time. With a track record of:

Dead last in the NHL, did not qulify for the playoffs 15-16
First round exit 16-17
First round exit 17-18
First round exit 18-19
Did not qualify for the playoffs 19-20

Yet with 2 semi-final appearances Cliff Fletcher was "The Great Destroyer"? What kind of world do we live in where trading mostly veteran/average players is destroying, and yet we have no playoff success to speak with our current team?

 

[Cams]

We have to remember, Fletcher 2, JFJ, and likely even Quinn were restricted in what the board (Peddie and gang) was allowing them to do. Especially under JFJ - I am not defending him at all, but that was the middle of the era where ownership wanted a run at a playoff spot no matter what - a rebuild was out of the question. Also, as mentioned already - players with NMC don't have to do the team a favour and waive - they both agreed to those terms.

I can't believe it took so long for ownership to agree to do it right - the whole scorched earth approach. It's not easy to build a winner, but it seems like they are doing it right finally after 40+ years.

Look at the Red Wings as an example, until Illitch took over they were almost a guarantee to be a basement team.

 

[Anthrax442]

Trading Steen away was a headscratcher, but the dismantling of the Muskoka 5 was the job he was brought in to do, same as Lou had to do many years later.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Fletcher was kind of good getting us Gilmour. The highlight of his career no doubts

 

[ottomaddox]

Fletcher was kind of good getting us Gilmour. The highlight of his career no doubts

No one else? Not even a Swedish HOFer with the number 13?

 

[Menzinger]

Trading Steen away was a headscratcher, but the dismantling of the Muskoka 5 was the job he was brought in to do, same as Lou had to do many years later.

The problem with Fletcher here though is the team didn't end up with anything of value, especially in the long term

 

[Wafflewhipper]

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No one else? Not even a Swedish HOFer with the number 13?

eah that too, which completely escaped me on just a quick post

 

[Anthrax442]

The problem with Fletcher here though is the team didn't end up with anything of value, especially in the long term

Well, Stempniak was just okay. Van Ryn actually was nice until injuries caught up to him