Joe McGrath
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- Oct 29, 2009
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In general, I agree but currently in the top 10 of NHL scorers, there are 4 guys not on the team that drafted them: Wheeler, Kessel, Voracek, Schenn. While it's true most of the top 50 were drafted by the team that they are currently on (Joe's number above), there are plenty of examples over time where teams traded for a guy that was a key piece (Kessel, Jeff Carter, Forsberg, Seguin, etc..).
Sometimes it's not just about signing an expensive UFA, it's about using the assets garnered via draft to make a key trade. With that typically comes more salary burden, or the need to spend more salary once the guy acquired becomes a UFA. I really think PK was not wanting to do that in recent years.
Well yeah it would be nice if some dipshit GM handed us Foresberg for the corpse of Ruutu like that idiot in Washington.....