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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
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).
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I disagree the Flames didn't even have their own farm team when Darryl first took over and he pushed hard for one, so I'd say he helped the development system more than he hurt it.
The development system was brutal way before Darryl was around. I'd blame Tod's brother for the shape it was in before I would Sutter.