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Originally Posted by SoulOfTheFlame
Personally I'm not willing to hang this one on Darryl. Like I said, Tod was around before Darryl, and they weren't exactly lighting it up in those days with Draft Picks (Also remember they had BETTER draft picks than they have now, and Tod STILL couldn't get it done).
Even if the scenario you mentioned does take place, shouldn't the head scout, who spends ALL of his time looking at prospects, be able to convince the GM of who the right pick is?
Maybe if Tod Button had the track record of success, he could do that... but we both know he does not.
I'm happy to suggest my own scenario: This guy's been around for about a decade now, therefore he's a loyal member of the front office and thus he's a member of the old boys club. Which means, unfortunately, he's probably not going anywhere.
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i just don't know how it works for the flames; it just seems to me that sutter's public persona ensures that he makes the decisions. i just don't know to be honest.
the one thing though...if button hasn't been doing a good job over this time period, even over the last 5 years, he should be gone.
and i won't even touch the trades. but if they were as poorly scouted as they have sometimes appeared...
a case in point. on kotalik, sutter says that he called buffalo and they just couldn't get him under the cap. really? he actually called buffalo? is this how we draft? how about..."we had him watched for a long time and tod button thinks that he will fit well with player x and y, or situation z."
i just think that there is more here than meets the eye. don't know what it is...but if button is doing his job then he should stay. if not... and yet, here he remains.