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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
We can only speculate..
I myself hoped and prayed he would have been turfed years ago. However, there was also a very small supporting cast for him to start with. It SEEMS like he has becoming better at scouting as the years go on. Some guys learn on the job - and he has been extremely lucky for the patience (still shocked he is here) that the Flames have shown him, but I think over the last few drafts, he has been pretty good. Would be the wrong time now to get rid of him that he FINALLY seems like a strong scout.
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If you ever heard/saw the guy talk in detail, you'd know he is a very knowledgeable guy. Tod Button, kind of like Stan Bowman, comes from a hockey family... I don't think its that he is "learning" on the job, I think its more about opportunity and number of staff. A lot of stuff goes into how a player turns out. Look at some of the players that came through Calgary, faltered, went on somewhere else and had success. My best bet is scouting isn't the problem, its development (thats what Darryl sucked at most, not drafting).