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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
There's more to a GM's job then just sttting back and trying to improve your team by drafting first overall. If that wasn't the case then they could pay GM's minimum wage and give them a copy of the hockey news.
A GM is obligated to make and keep his team competitive, not to dive for the bottom of the standings.
I've never understood why it took so long for Oiler fans to blow over. They should have been demanding refunds the moment that Tambellini took his do nothing to make the team better strategy.
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Sure but if you are the Panthers or Lightning and your team just sucked for the past two years it is a lot easier to sell your fans on good times coming based on Stamkos or Hubredeau coming in rather than hey we got the 15th best guy in the draft that may or may not play for our team in 3 years.
Sure the GM has to do more than hope for the 1st pick but if you give the better teams the best players and the bad teams are already behind the 8 ball with a lack of talent as it is what are the chances that they are going to get better and pass those better teams?