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Originally Posted by GioforPM

Imagine a GM making up a draft pick today. He'd be roasted alive.

This is the only somewhat recent thing that comes to mind.

The following off-season, Ovechkin was selected first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. He had been projected as the first overall pick for nearly two years[6] and had earned comparisons to Mario Lemieux.[7] He was so highly regarded that the Florida Panthers attempted to draft him in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the 9th round, even though his birthday was two days after the cut-off (September 15, 1985). Rick Dudley, the general manager of the Panthers, claimed the pick was legitimate, claiming that Ovechkin was old enough with leap years taken into consideration.[7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin