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Just coming to realise just how atrocious MG's drafting was. Even taking into account that we were contenders during that time. So glad we have JB
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Problem is for a while we were never the worst team in the league, just meh. This was before there was a lottery for the 1st round (where finishing dead last meant you did get the first overall pick). Could mean the difference between getting a guy like Gilbert Perrault instead of Dale Tallon. Look how the Pens got Lemieux, Crosby, and Malkin.
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@NewbieCanuckFan I don't buy that. If you suck at drafting and developing you find a way to suck: Nugent Hopkins, Yakupov.
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Suck at developing? Schneider didn't suddenly get better after being traded to New Jersey. Sedins didn't become Art Ross winners overnight nor Kesler a Selke winner immediately. Gillis was lucky he inherited a good coach. Who heard of Bieksa before he became a legit top 4 guy or Tanev. A shame Gillis couldn't draft well to sustain the teams success.