nah fenton wasn't a bad gm. hf underrates him.
He was a horrible GM. Bottom of the barrel...
- He fired our very solid analytics team and didn’t replace with anybody.
- He created a toxic atmosphere. (Broadly recognized, not just Russo)
- He failed to get value in trades, despite 2/3 eventually working out, he squandered assets. e.g. Rask was a buyout candidate, and Granlund w/o an add??
- He drafted a 3rd round D-man (not a pos of need) in the 1st instead of the obvious pick Veleno.
- Bitetto?? Why?? ...maybe because he was...
- Lazy and far too focused on current & former Predators. Other GMs clearly knew this and used it to lever him.
- 5 years w NTC for 32yo Zuccarello?? (Okay, I give Leipold partial blame)
Yeah, Fiala has worked out great while Granlund (though he’s been better lately) struggled. The team got younger (Zuccarello tho) and they shook things up.
But no; he was in no measure a “good GM”