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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
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.
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People look at Darryl's year and always point to Chucko and Pelech, and think that is all that Darryl did. And those 2 years, Darryl badly mis-read which direction the league was going, which was his fault. And 2006, well, never draft a goalie.
But how about Backlund, Erixon (puke), Brodie? All high hockey IQ. How about Max Reinahrt and John Ramage for character?
Remember some busts like Mitch Wahl were drafted for their hockey IQ too. And Mickey Renaud for his character. Juusi Puusinen was drafted for skill.
Of coarse not to take away anything from the Feaster/Weisbrod regime, but there are some pretty good drafted players after you look past those 2 years of screw ups. And while I'm stoked about the prospects now, we can't say its a full success yet too.
/ debbie downer