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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I think Sutter was quick to throw away picks because there wasn't as much emphasis on drafting as there is now. Don't get me wrong, it's always been important. But it's really been hammered down into GM's and fan's heads lately that you build through the draft. You acquire top talent through the draft. Sutter (and ownership for that matter) never really got that concept until it was too late and the rebuild started.
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His marching orders were to make the playoffs and everything else was subordinate to that. It led to his downfall as he became more desperate.
Besides trading away picks, as said he didn't see the way the game was changing until it was too late for him.