Three straight non-playoff seasons, including four of the last five. A rash of recent terrible personnel decisions, such as letting Zach Parise leave as an unrestricted free agent, then using his money to re-sign the underwhelming Travis Zajac to an eight-year, $46 million contract. When David Clarkson walked away for nothing, he was replaced by the injury-prone Ryane Clowe, who has played a grand total of 56 games the last two seasons, at nearly $5 million per.
This is Lou Lamoriello's recent track record as the longtime general manager of the New Jersey Devils. Make that "former GM.