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btimbit · 10-03-2014, 06:05 PM

Yeah because it's worked so well for the Oilers?

There's a LOT more to building a competitive team than first round picks. You have to draft well in the later rounds too, while still developing and improving those prospects. Attitude and culture are huge. You don't promote winning by purposely not giving the team the pieces they need, on the off chance that they win a lottery top 3 pick.

Have to walk before you run, Dreger. It's just basic math.

I mean, if Treliving traded away our 2015 1st or 2nd rounder for some veteran, THEN what Dreger is talking about would sort of make sense. But, anything else that makes the team better is a good move.

How did he become a hockey analyst anyway?

10-03-2014, 06:05 PM	#24
btimbit Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: St. George's, Grenada Exp:	Yeah because it's worked so well for the Oilers? There's a LOT more to building a competitive team than first round picks. You have to draft well in the later rounds too, while still developing and improving those prospects. Attitude and culture are huge. You don't promote winning by purposely not giving the team the pieces they need, on the off chance that they win a lottery top 3 pick. Have to walk before you run, Dreger. It's just basic math. I mean, if Treliving traded away our 2015 1st or 2nd rounder for some veteran, THEN what Dreger is talking about would sort of make sense. But, anything else that makes the team better is a good move. How did he become a hockey analyst anyway? Last edited by btimbit; 10-03-2014 at 06:08 PM.