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Originally Posted by Doc Hudson
And this is why these comparisons are just wrong. The caps were picking after two years in a row of top 5 picks, and 4 years removed from choosing OV. Do you think their draft strategy was different than the flames... probably. Still, they get Mike Green at 29 in 2004, he works out real well, but Pokulok was drafted by the Capitals 14th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.... wow did he work out? You can go on forever with this because sure there are steals to be had, but they are rare (~5%), thus for every 1 player who was a success 20 were not.
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we'll have to agree to disagree then i am afraid. Sure, there are misses on lots of teams too...just seems like Calgary has a disproportionate number of misses than a lot of teams.
who was the last prospect that actually did anything for Calgary? Yes, the arguments of trading picks for players (notably Bourque and Kipper) is a fair one, but why does Sutter get credit for those moves as being 'astute' at making those moves and other GMs picking later round talent are considered a 'fluke'?
not sure why people get defensive at the notion that Calgary needs to get better with their drafting? guys like Vernon, Neuiwy, Roberts, MacInnes, Suter, Fleury were all draft picks...it'd be nice if we could draft another top end player (Backlund looks the part...and phaneuf, well, no point opening that can of worms)