He signed Spurgeon, a guy who was just about 29, to a 7 year extension. Suggesting he thought the team would be pushing forward with what they have. He said
on Feb 5th that the players would all "get a fair shake," said "I'm not in a rush to put anybody out the door," and that "Bruce has done a good job. [...] I'm fine with where he is." (
article)
Then
in the next 2 weeks, in the thick of a playoff hunt, he sold a well liked player in Zucker and then fired the well respected coach. The Boudreau firing was the most "madman" like, so far. It came out of nowhere, and no one was claiming that the coach was a problem.
Now he's being quoted all over the place about being a seller and making changes. It's a bit crazy when you consider he arrived with a show of faith in the Spurgeon contract, and had nothing but reasuring things to say the whole season, just to 180 on the team.
It's rare for a GM to show less trust in his team. The Blues when they traded Stastny did it. Can't think of too many other times.