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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Thats not how it works, especially since he also "lucked" out (supposedly) on Bouma too then. Or Bill Arnold.
If thats the case, Feaster should get no props (not that I think a GM should ever get props for what a scout does) for Gaudreau considering he drafted 1st round bust Baerschi ahead of him.
(Note : I don't think Darryl or Feaster should be given "props" for work someone else did, except Giordano who I know Darryl did personally scout and find, though Webster and Button were also involved.)
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They way I look at things, the first round pick should be the pick the organization is 100% assured of and committed to. That other picks pan out is a credit to the scouting team and the GM in a different way. Some picks are made for depth, some to take chances on players that are a gamble... but I feel that busting a first rounder is a much more egregious indictment of a GM's abilities and reflects on the truist extent of their vision. For me, Darryl's first round busts really reveal how much the things he was looking for did not reflect the reality of successful NHL players down the road.
Some GMs are great a player management and bad at drafting, and the other way around. Luck plays into a lot of things. I can give Darryl credit for scouting Gio but he also was the one who forced him over to Russia (that might ultimately have been a good thing for his development, but it showed a lack of confidence at the time on both parties).
I have to give Feaster credit for refusing to deal Ferland when Phoenix tried hard to get him in the Langkow/Stemps deal. That shows Feaster had some forsight there.