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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
Fletcher was also one of the first GMs to sign free agents out of US college programs as well as take flyers on some US college players
If I recall correctly:
Otto
Patterson
Suter
Amongst others
He was years ahead of the league on that.
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Suter was drafted, as were Nieuwendyk and Hull. Macoun was also a college free agent. He got some real steals just by heavily scouting the NCAA system when most teams weren't (it's also where he got Badger Bob).
It's interesting to look at the breakdown of how he built the Stanley Cup team...
DRAFTED:
- Peplinski (ATL)
- T. Hunter (ATL)
- Vernon
- MacInnis
- Roberts
- Loob
- Fleury
- Hrdina
- Suter
- Nieuwendyk
UNDRAFTED NCAA:
TRADE:
- McDonald - Colorado
- McCrimmon - Philadelphia
- Murzyn - Hartford
- MacLellan - Minnesota
TRADE WITH THE BLUES (thanks for the Cup, Ron Caron):
- Wamsley
- Nattress
- Mullen
- M. Hunter
- Gilmour
- Ramage
