Muckler was supposed to be a finisher, thats my whole point.
Instead he lost Chara + Havlat in the same offseason while adding Corvo, Preissing and Gerber. Traded high picks and top prospects for Arnason, Saprykin and Bondra.
He was bad at everything, not a single redeeming quality. He completed the Yashin trade but beyond that he accomplished nothing
We lost Chara and Havlat not due to the team put on the ice due to Muckler, but because we were so good we had too many players to fit under the cap.
Redden over Chara was a big mistake, but Chara wasn't signing here after the Hossa trade.
Havlat was a cap causality, and it sucked big time.
The problem with Muckler was he wouldn't give up his draft picks or prospects to put us over the top. I remember everyone was dying for Olli Jokinen for 2 or 3 trade deadlines.
Muckler never traded his 1st round picks in 5 years, and traded his 2nd's 3 times as GM and as a result we never got the big additions like Jokinen. He wouldn't trade his young guys like Vermette, Eaves, etc..
Dorion on the other hand in 2.5 years, has traded his 1st round pick 2 times, and has traded his 2nd 2 times. He got his big name in Duchene, but that doesn't seem to be a lasting relationship. Zibanejad was a young high potential guy traded along with a 2nd for a cost controlled player, who was later traded for a prospect and a pick.
Dorion isn't afraid to make moves, but has bad results in them.
Muckler was afraid to make moves, and was never able to add a guy to put the team over the hump.
They would both be much better in each other's position, as Dorion has operated this team as though it was the best in the league with regards to giving up assets, while Muckler treated it as though it was a rebuilding team with regards to assets.
