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Originally Posted by SilverKast
Risebrough hands down was worst GM we've ever had, if for nothing other than the Gilmour trade. I can still remember him slowly dismantling what was a premier team after a recent cup win and turning it into the Young Guns era. Barf.
And let's not forget his stellar draft record either - Niklas Sunblad, Jesper Mattson, Chris Dingman. He was terrible at drafting and trades but I never did get over the Gilmour-Leeman deal.
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Risebrough's draft record with high picks wasn't great. Got Stillman at 6th AO, but the later 1st rounders pretty much sucked with the exception fo Gauthier who was drafted later in the 1st round. In another twist just because the hockey gods like to kick us in the nuts whenever they can, Dingman went on to win a Cup against us in 2004.
He did make some pretty good picks deeper into the draft, like German Titov, Jonas Hoglund, Robert Svehla, Chris Clark, Clarke Wilm for example who all exceeded their draft positions. Plus several others that went on to have decent NHL careers considering where they were drafted.