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Originally Posted by trackercowe
That draft history is actually pretty decent when you think about it. Schenn and Kadri both look like quality players, and they are expecting great things out of Reilly. They had no first rounder in 2010 because of the Kessel trade. So really his only terrible year was in 2011, and when you look at that draft there was not a whole lot of decent players taken after the Leafs picks.
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2011e.html
It's hard to be critical of someones drafting in a year like that, when the apparent depth of the draft seems to be incredibly low.
Not saying Burke had a stellar record in Toronto, as he got nothing out of lower picks (so far), but even with Kadri alone he's done better than the Flames post-Phaneuf (not including Monahan). |
Oh, that's cute. "Even if Burke only drafted one good player, he's better than Calgary... but only if you pretend the Flames didn't draft that one good player."
Kadri looks like he is growing into a solid player. Luke Schenn is pretty much just an NHL player. Nothing real special there, but he will have a long career. After that, mighty slim pickings. Monahan, Bouma and Brodie alone put the Flames ahead over the same period.
Ultimately though, that is neither here nor there. As others have mentioned, drafting depends on scouting. If Burke has better scouts (or is more likely to listen to them) in Calgary than he had in Toronto, his record will improve.