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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Well, many already know my feelings on Hanifin. So that trade I could list, but I like Lindholm so overall, I’m ok with it.
But ultimately, the question more so is why so many misses? Is it his scouting team? is it his own personal talent evaluation? The amateur scouts do a fabulous job of scouting, but the pro scouts consistently whiff in the UFA and trade fronts.
Without the great job of Tod Button and co, I don’t think this team would be nearly as competitive today. I mean $14 million on Troy Brouwer, Michael Stone and James Neal? Yuck. Just not good enough.
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When talking about UFA’s again we are far from a desirable destination. I think there are some that post on here that think Calgary is far more desirable than the actual players.
Some of the deals you mention as misses were not really misses though and more of a trash for trash trade.
Amateur scouting and good drafting is how to build a team and very few teams are built through trade and free agency. Name a team that is good that doesn’t have good home grown talent?
I definitely think part of it is ownership pushing to win as soon as possible which leads to shortcuts. Maybe they do need to revamp the pro scouting ranks?