Considering that some of the OBC is still with the organization you’ll have to forgive me for not having faith in the drafting.
it’s also not like Detroit has had amazing drafting the past few years.
Detroit Red Wings Draft History at hockeydb.com
I see a lot more names under him that have made it to the NHL than I do under Oilers brass. It doesn't have to be amazing, it has to be better, and I look at a lot of those names and see better scouting than I do here.
Nobody nails it every year at the draft. Every GM has a few big whiffs and a few big hits. But they've been a lot better than we have.
People are also quick to ignore how making the playoffs for 25 consecutive years is going to impact your ability to draft real high end talent that isnt considered a late round gem for a number of years after you do falter. Factor in that ownership did want him to keep pushing for a few years even when most people recognized they needed to start over, much like Vancouver.
It seems like there's a good few people here who immediately want to see negative in everything that happens, as soon as it happens. Everything is always twisted in a way that sucks all the positive out of anything no matter how big or how small. If specific things people want aren't done, then it means people aren't trying, or are content to fail. I just don't understand this, and I've been a fan of this team for as long as I can remember too.
If a sports franchise that you have no connection to causes you to become so jaded, negative, and pissed off about things that you can't be upbeat about anything, ever, I really think it's become an unhealthy addiction for you. When the team is winning people complain. When the team is losing people complain. When bad players are brought in people complain, when those same players are moved out people complain about the ones brought in to replace them. Draft picks are never the right picks. Contracts are never done right.
I just don't get it.