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Old 04-13-2014, 02:36 PM   #86
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The scouting staff hit a home run that year as far as I'm concerned. But it was Feaster's show at the time, and likely ultimately gave the go ahead to take a risk on Johnny, as well as take Sven over the other rumoured prospect they originally had ranked higher. If Burke has as good a looking draft this year, you guys would be thanking him before Todd. I think Jay deserves similar treatment for making some savvy decisions based on our scouting that year.
Do you like to give your boss credit for the job you do too? GM's set organizational scouting philosophies so if you wanna credit Feaster for doing that or getting the analytics program in you can. But to suggest he was somehow active in picking Gaudreau? That just doesn't seem likely at all. GM's usually don't overrule their scouts on any pick outside the first round.

Let's give credit where credit is really due. To Tod Button and his scouting staff. He's done a pretty good job in the last few years.
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