Who did they reach on that hasn't worked out?
...while some may have a problem with the philosophy, he seems to be producing NHLers at a decent clip.
I have concerns about Wright, that I think can be found somewhere within these excerpts. What this team needs most right now isn't a further abundance of guys that safely make the NHL, but impactful players that drive the play at the NHL level, and I don't see anybody besides Larkin that I'd say either is there now, or realistically could one day fit that description.
As you stated, I worry that it's the philosophy, which sets the bar too low, in order to check all the boxes for avoiding a bust, and, when taken to the extreme, is just making sure they keep having warm bodies to reliably fill a slot.
Now obviously he hasn't used that approach on every pick. But the two definitive things tied to Wright thus far - the reasoning behind the Rasmussen pick, and the comments about the picks from that draft being used to keep training camp competitive - absolutely scream red flags to me.
If I had to choose right now, I'd want a whole new scouting staff to go with a new GM this April. But we'll see if Wright says or does anything to impress me between now and the draft lottery.
