Confirmed with Link: Kris Draper promoted to Assistant GM (will continue as Director of Amateur Scouting)

[redwings8831]

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[jaster]

jUsT mOrE nEpOtIsM

 

[Frk It]

He has been Director of Amateur Scouting since 2019… so he was just promoted to AGM as well?

 

[lhsgolf19]

He has been Director of Amateur Scouting since 2019… so he was just promoted to AGM as well?

Yes

 

[Holden Caufield]

Must have been the Mazur and Lombardi picks that put him in line for a promotion…. You don’t usually get strong prospects like that in the 3rd/4th rounds.

 

[PullHard]

Hmmmm, I am hoping this has something to do with hiring Al Murray, but with Draper retaining the director of amateur scouting role, idk. As much as some choices seemingly jump out as bad ones, we've made some strong choices during his time in charge of the draft, and I have no doubt that Draper works his bag off in terms of preparation and willingness to go above and beyond in his role. Congrats to him on the promo.

 

[Frk It]

Hmmmm, I am hoping this has something to do with hiring Al Murray, but with Draper retaining the director of amateur scouting role, idk. As much as some choices seemingly jump out as bad ones, we've made some strong choices during his time in charge of the draft, and I have no doubt that Draper works his bag off in terms of preparation and willingness to go above and beyond in his role. Congrats to him on the promo.

Would be awesome, was going to say this was what I would love to see us do.

 

[kliq]

He has been Director of Amateur Scouting since 2019… so he was just promoted to AGM as well?

I think they included that to show he's not loosing the DOAS role.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Probably learn some more, and get a GM job of his own sometime soon.

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

Great, just in time to help on a Seider extension.

 

[Detroit Knights]

ooo so does this mean we can hire that guy that was in tampa who was responsible for essentially all their good players the last 10 years??

 

[NickH8]

Hmmmm, I am hoping this has something to do with hiring Al Murray, but with Draper retaining the director of amateur scouting role, idk. As much as some choices seemingly jump out as bad ones, we've made some strong choices during his time in charge of the draft, and I have no doubt that Draper works his bag off in terms of preparation and willingness to go above and beyond in his role. Congrats to him on the promo.

They could be keeping him in that role for now while they work things out as to not prematurely make it obvious they're hiring Murray.

 

[jaster]

Probably learn some more, and get a GM job of his own sometime soon.

This is what I'm thinking. I think Draper has pretty high aspirations, and this is the natural progression for a guy on a NHL management good trajectory. With Yzerman likely not going anywhere anytime soon, this is setting Draper up for the experience he needs to grab a GM role somewhere in the coming years.

It's possible Murray being available spurned this, but I also don't think Draper gets promoted to AGM if he didn't deserve it.

 

[lidstromiscool]

They could be keeping him in that role for now while they work things out as to not prematurely make it obvious they're hiring Murray.

This is how I see it, I don't think its a coincidence that the guy Yzerman tried to hire as his Director of Amateur scouting leaves his role with Tampa, and the next week, Draper gets a 'promotion' which could open the Director of Amateur Scouting role while still keeping Draper in a prominent front office job.

 

[SCD]

Draper has clearly been Yzerman's right hand man for some time. No surprise here.

 

[Henkka]

This is like nothing news.

 

[Henkka]

ooo so does this mean we can hire that guy that was in tampa who was responsible for essentially all their good players the last 10 years??

Hope for that. Al Murray did first draft for the LA Kings... Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Alec Martinez, Wayne Simmonds, Jonathan Quick, Brian Boyle, Mike Cammalleri, Alexander Frolov, Lubomir Visnovsky....

Cups arrived to LA 2012 & 2014 when Murray was already at Tampa.

Then Cups started to arrive at Tampa...

Would be nice dynamic duo with Håkan Andersson.

 

[lhsgolf19]

This is like nothing news.

How is it nothing? He’s become our AGM in addition to the Director of Scouting… it’s a pretty big deal

 

[ricky0034]

another step closer to being named emperor of earth and forcing everyone to watch his son play hockey games on a loop clockwork orange style

 

[Henkka]

How is it nothing? He’s become our AGM in addition to the Director of Scouting… it’s a pretty big deal

Imo, his role didn't change anyhow ?

It's just adding extra title.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Happy for Drapes and would love to see someone else take over Director of Amateur Scouting. I do hope Draper gets his shot in a few years to run a different franchise. Would love to see him follow in Yzerman and Pat Verbeek's footsteps and run another franchise on his own.

 

[dekelikekocur]

Happy for Drapes and would love to see someone else take over Director of Amateur Scouting. I do hope Draper gets his shot in a few years to run a different franchise. Would love to see him follow in Yzerman and Pat Verbeek's footsteps and run another franchise on his own.

Hopefully sooner than latter. Hakan should have been promoted, Draper is a stooge.

 

[jaster]

Imo, his role didn't change anyhow ?

It's just adding extra title.

No, his role would be changing as well. It's also possible his role started changing last season, and the title is now catching up.

What a strange opinion to hold.

 

[Gniwder]

They could be keeping him in that role for now while they work things out as to not prematurely make it obvious they're hiring Murray.

I really hope so.

Doing well in the 3rd and 4th round doesn't count when you blow the second round picks. this team needs new NA scouts, both amateur and pro.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

ooo so does this mean we can hire that guy that was in tampa who was responsible for essentially all their good players the last 10 years??

When I saw this I kind of thought it would be to get Draper out of the director of amateur scouting role eventually.