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The biggest reason why the Wild hasn’t developed the superstars, it’s never had a lousy year.

It’ll be interesting to see if that happens without Jacques Lemaire here. As one longtime NHL exec said to me today, "Lemaire kept that team above water so long, I think a lot of people are intrigued to see how good they’ll be with a new coach. Because there’s not a lot there and there’s not a lot coming up. Getting the right coach there is as important if not more than the right GM."

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I take some serious contention with that first sentence. Not being bad enough isn’t a good excuse for terrible drafting.

by HockeyJoe on May 13, 2009 2:31 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

Here, Here

there have been plenty of players drafted after the wild make their picks, that are already playing in the NHL at a high level. really the last player drafted by the wild to have an impact was/is Harding. And really Detroit, is always drafting at the bottom of the draft, yet they walked away with Franzen and zetterburg among others!

Drafting late in the round is not an excuse for poor drafting.

Will the Real Thor Please Stand Up ... ?

by the Real Thor on May 14, 2009 7:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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