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Originally Posted by Bingo
People can dislike Tod Button, that's their individual choice.
But I don't see how anyone can differentiate between eras without knowing what direction scouts were getting from the GM, who controlled the final decision in a) the first round and b) all rounds.
Lots of talk in the Treliving era about sticking to the list, and then championing picks through the ranks.
That's when they started drafting more effectively.
When Sutter was the GM it was size and Western Canada as a directive for example.
Just too much noise in the history to just sort by games played and draft picks and call it a day.
And I don't think recency bias should be eliminated in all cases. I think it's the most important data in draft record as it speaks to the evolution of the process and the scouting staff.
Can't look back 21 years to assess anything.
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For all the guff Jay Feaster gets from the fanbase - and rightfully so in many cases - he was quite good at trying to get the scouts to simplify and define what they were looking for and how those scouting inputs would translate into their draft list.
And Treliving was smart in that he found a system that worked decently well and then tried to add to it.