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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I am so tired of this sentiment because it is a duplicitous indictment. We taunt the Oilers and their fans for following the status quo, and drafting based on the latest write-ups in The Hockey News. We laud teams and scouts for their shrewdness when they draft players who produce ahead of their draft ranking. What is the difference between "feeling that we're smarter than everyone" and "trusting our instincts"? Your charge is equally applied to every scout for every team in the entire NHL. Why? Because they need strength of conviction and a confidence in their instincts to be successful at what they do.
Yes, the Jankowski pick at present doesn't look great, but it is also pretty early to be making these sorts of assessments. He may not pan out, and if he doesn't, that will most definitely reflect poorly on Feaster and his staff, but let's not pretend that this is the result of some imaginary, untoward notion that he thought he was "smarter than everyone".
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I think this talk comes up from the media spillout of Feaster's firing (FAN 960, SNET, etc) that talk around the league is that... I'm a little curious to see why Feaster has that reputation as well.