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Old 06-06-2011, 08:42 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe View Post
I would really like to hear Button's opinion on how much say scouts get at the draft table, vs what the GM says. I think it is a great opportunity in that Button has been here for 3 GM's (or is that 4 now? - not sure if he was around when Coates was GM).

I would love to hear how the Flames have changed philosophies with time and management (for instance, Darryl's seeming preference for WHL and Swedish prospects).
Well the GM sets the draft philosophy and might say that they prioritize skating, or heart, or being from Western Canada. But I don't think most GM's meddle with the picks themselves, especially not anything outside of the first round. A lot of GM's just let their head scouts completely run the draft.

I kind of doubt that Sutter really influenced many of our first rounders although I could see him having a big influence on the 2003 draft.

The biggest impact the GM has is deciding whether to trade up/down on the recommendation of the scouts. It certainly bit us a couple years in 2003 trading our 2nd for a 3rd/4th/5th (none of those guys turned out) and the year we traded down and took Chucko instead of Zajac/Meszaros/etc.
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