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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman
Anyways not sure if comparing now to 80's is fair, different era, different time, different situation.
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Very good point. A lot of teams have found late round gems by doing leg work that others weren't doing. Calgary's picks in the '80s from the American College system and Detroit's heavy emphasis on European scouting in the '90s paid dividends. Nowadays, those unexplored territories don't really exist. Every team has extensive European and college scouting, so it's a much more level playing field in terms of finding diamonds in the rough. You still get guys like Alex Edler who only 2 scouts actually see play, but for the most part, those days are gone.