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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This prompts me to think that the best read on a GM's vision is to watch how he handles the later rounds of the draft, where the "best player available" is considerably less obvious, and the options much more fluid. To my eye, Treliving and his scouts have been crushing the later rounds of the draft.
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The best view of a GM’s vision is how they draft in the late rounds of a draft? Is it possible there is confirmation bias in that view? You like how the Flames have drafted in the later rounds so therefore it is indicative of their vision? IMO it is indicative of how they like to pick in the late stages of a draft and not much more than that. And Mangiapane has definitely been a great pick.
I don’t profess to know how the Flames work but for many years my next door neighbor was the assistant GM of the local NBA team and heir apparent to retiring GM. He had surprising little involvement in the later rounds of the draft and street free agent signings and the GM had little to no involvement but certainly did have ultimate sign off.
I guess I just see there is a whole lot more to the plan than how you use your late picks.