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Originally Posted by Arsenal14
My take on this:
Wins: Erixon trade, drafting (2011 draft looks golden, getting Gillies in 2012 3rd round, 2013 first round), some value pickups (Stempniak/Blair Jones/McGrattan/Galiardi/Russell/Colborne)
Losses: Most of the big trades (Regehr/Iginla/Bouwmeester/Tanguay). Some questionable signings from Europe (Cervenka/Karlsson/Ramo)
I remember when we hired Feaster the big worry was his draft history with TB. He seems to have done well here with the possible exception of Jankowski and if Baertschi's development has completely stalled. Where he fell apart was in getting value from our big trading pieces. I don't think he'll have a problem getting another job at some point.
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Trades: So he won a few small ones, but lost all the big trades?
Drafting: I think it was in a April 2013 article where Feaster says he actually doesn't really watch amateur games. He never watched Johnny before he was drafted. He said he never watched Jankow when Jankow was drafted. If we want to give Feaster credit for drafting, its that we credit him for letting his employees (scouts) do their job. Which if thats what makes a good GM, where can I submit my resume?