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Originally Posted by The Fonz
The ROR offer debacle was a King/Edwards move.
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Totally agree. I think that's the singular moment when the organization prioritized removing King from the hockey ops sphere.
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Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
Are those quotes from after the Burke hire, or before? And if the perception is the same today re: the new GM, have people taken into account that Burke is a layer between the non-hockey folks and hockey ops?
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The quotes from Booby Mac and Eric D are from before the Burke hire, the latest Friedman quote is from yesterday following the announcement from Burke.
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Its actually interesting when you look at St.Louis' recent draft history. They've traded a ton of their top picks.
2006 - Erik Johnson - traded to Colorado for Shattenkirk/Stewart
2007 - Lars Eller - traded to Montreal for Halak,
Ian Cole - still in St.Louis as a depth forward
David Perron - traded to Edmonton for MPS
2008 - Pietrangelo - still there
2009 - David Rundblad - traded him the next year to Ottawa for a 1st round pick (Tarasenko)
They seem to be willing to evaluate their prospects and move them quickly if they don't think they'll pan out while they still have value. Something to keep in mind for Baertschi I suppose.
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That's their most admirable characteristic, I think. Let proven talent evaluators evaluate talent, and guys who they think aren't going to cut the mustard, they move quickly and decisively to maximize their value. You don't wait for a prospect to bottom out before trading them.
Edit: And just look at the returns on those trades. Turn top picks into better depth. That Johnson/Shattenkirk trade is balancing out a bit more for Colorado now that Johnson is rounding out, but it's still a St. Louis win. Rundblad for Tarasenko? Robbery at this point in my opinion.