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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
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.
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Dude you don't even make sense. The GM gets credit for the first round but not after that? You realize that scouts compile a list and for the most part just go off that list. Also Daryl was drafting with late picks. Chucko was 24. Pelech was 26. Irving was 26. And yes let's give Feaster the credit for Ferland when he was drafted under Sutter. The only thing Feaster would have to go on with regards to Ferland is what someone else told him. I'll take the opinion of the guy who has been involved in hockey his entire life over the guy who probably can hardly skate.