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Originally Posted by moon
The Western Canadian stuff is garbage.
The best Sutter Era pick (Phaneuf) was a Western Canadian, Dustin Boyd a western canadian was fine for a 3rd rounder, Matt Pelech was as big a bust as any from Ontario, Nemisz isn't looking like a stud from the OHL, Bouma looks okay for his pick from Western Canada, Ramholt over Webber great that he didn't go Western Canadian there. Of his 7 1st round picks only 3 from Western Canada.
People can rip Sutter all they want on his drafting but the Western Canadian thing is way overblown.
Tod Button hasn't really shown anything over his career to indicate that he should get a pass on the Sutter years and if Sutter was undermining him as head scout he should have quit.
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And Kris Chucko
And Joey Leach
And Gord Baldwin
And Leland Irving
And John Negrin
And Ryan Howse
Dustin Boyd as a good 3rd round selection - seriously?
Phaneuf was the best pick but a headcase and got run out of town because his head got too big. Look at the other 2003 picks and tell me we couldn't have done better and tell me that Sutter didn't influence that pick.
I'll find some quotes about Sutter and Western Canadian boys and post tomorrow but there's no denying Sutter effed this franchise through his Western bias.