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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Seen you say this a couple times now but I don't know if that's how it works.
Typically the scouts will move onto next years crop of kids the minute the current draft ends. If anything the opposite is true, scouts will check in on Mason MacDonald as they're scouting for this draft, not going out to specifically keep tabs on an already drafted player.
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Originally Posted by dammage79
All I am saying is, is that they have an easy excuse to go out there. In any case, both sides of our conversation are speculative. Scouts and Gm's have been reported to go out and watch their picks. Conroy went out this year and watched Bennett in the OHL IIRC during one of his trips. It's not impossiible that what I said is right.
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I think the breadth of Calgary's scouts is much larger than it used to be, isn't?
That isn't including guys who aren't official 'scouts' but who will be called upon to give an opinion on a kid here or there.
I think it's likely you might spend more time watching a drafted player than an undrafted one based on the basis of the amount of undrafted kids to see. One of the most important things I think that has been an edge for competitive teams is knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em with a player or a prospect before their value falls off.
Keeping tabs on them constantly is the best way to establish a history to know if they start to stray or stagnate. It's also important for pro scouting to know how deep you are at a given position. Going down to see Bennett and seeing what he was doing in person was probably a big reason why he got an opportunity in the playoffs.