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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I honesty do not understand how anyone can defend Weisbroad. He pushed the flames to trade their 2012 first when they were a bottom feeding team until he saw Jankowski. The last thig the flames needed at that time was a 4-5 year project pick yet he pushed for that.
There are unconfirmed rumors he was heavily involved in the Bouwmeester trade preferring the Blues package of a 1st and garbage to the Wings stronger offer.
Who knows really but I don't see anything that Weisbroad did as great here in Calgary
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You are lumping Weisbrod ability to make/suggest good management decisions and his ability to evaluate talent together. It should be separated. I don't think there is anything wrong with picking a 4-5 year project with enormous upside at #21. Realistically, the only guy at #14 that could be expected to be close to NHL ready was Girgensons and Wilson. The best defenders available and Teravainen with his slight build were expected to be at least 3 years away. I don't think there were too many who believed that Hertl would be able to make the type of impact he made at the NHL level so soon, even though he was playing against men.
I think that Weisbrod is a good talent evaluator. I don't think he would have been able to rise up in that Bruins organization under Chiarelli without some ability. But that doesn't mean he's going to bat 100% and that doesn't mean he knows how to build a winning team. So I think Weisbrod is at his best scouting the pro ranks and college (i.e. his job in Boston).