It's tough to preach patience on the GM in a Canadian market that demands immediate results. Don't know if you guys remember but Cheveldayoff was absolutely chastised 3 or 4 years ago for not being active and taking the "patient" approach.
On top of that, taking a patient approach does not necessarily lead to great results. Again see Chevaldayoff and the Jets.
We're using the benefit of hindsight to say we should have kept all of those picks used on Elliott, Smith, Hamonic...at that time we were only a few years removed from having drafted Mason McDonald and Hunter Smith in the second round. Fine, Elliott didn't really work out and neither did Hamonic to an extent, but you take the chances with established NHLers over magic beans any day of the week. Especially when you have 4 budding superstars (at the time, including Bennett) and a solid D corps with Gio, Brodie and Hamilton.
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