[McG]

i spent some time thinking about this; especially when sutter gave up the coaching reigns so that he could help pick and develop our prospects over the years.

it makes me wonder if tod button puts a short list of players in front of sutter when it is time to pick, and sutter picks the guy. not being an idiot...i just don't know for sure how sutter likes to make his picks. so for example, button could say "i put 3 guys in front of you and 2 of them worked out...you picked the wrong one." for me, what else can tod button do? if on the other hand, button put 3 guys in front of sutter and they all suck...then i guess he would be gone. something like that.

so it makes me wonder...after we bring in more sutters, where is the development, where is the drafting, and where oh where is the faith in our farm system?

with no pressure from the farm to the flames, with a need to trade stud dmen for "depth", with a need to take salary on to dump players, and with our top draft picks traded...what is the 5 year plan for this franchise?

i fear that there isn't one.

and the fact that tod button still has his job suggests to me that he is doing a good job; it is his boss that keeps overruling him at the draft table.