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Originally Posted by macrov
We have no idea whether Button should be let go or not because:
1) Scouting does not equal drafting. The GM is responsible for drafting. Apparently Sutter didn't listen to his scouts very much, so you can't pin the poor drafting record on the scouting system.
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Also keep in mind that Button has worked with 4 different GMs, not two. That seems to be a recurring theme in this thread.
I've also bolded this part because it is rather sweeping in speculation. While there might be some truth to the fact that Sutter was a control freak, I have my doubts that he was making every single pick every single year. The scouting staff would have still been presenting him a list based on certain criteria that he laid out.
Whatever methodology was used, it was horrible. The worst in the NHL. Plenty of blame to go around.