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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Who is writing it off? I said it's the least important if I had to rank the items CliffFletcher gave. That doesn't mean you should be good at them, just that it isn't make our break.
For me, drafting and developing is number one. What's your first and last?
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Saying it's the least important isn't far from writing it off.
No one said you had to rank aspects of a GM's job. And you shouldn't as they all work together, and strength in one area can offset weakness in another. Yes, drafting is important, but if you're constantly throwing extra picks in trades and/or getting none back, your drafting and scouting aspects will be hamstrung. See the Flames under Sutter.
And if you can turn some prospects into a good established player in a trade, you can side-step some development difficulties in the organization. Look at the way Dallas accelerated their organization with the trade for Seguin.
Looking at a Chiarelli's trade history is valuable, IMO, because it gives a good synopsis of his strengths in a lot of areas you listed. You get to judge each trade to see if a GM is a shrewd dealer. You see what players are being brought in and out, which shows the strength of the team's scouting systems. And, for many of the trades, you see what players were chosen with the picks acquired, which shows the strength, or lack thereof, of the drafting and development.