ScaredStreit
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It was recognized by the islanders themselves in an article I read in the hockey news several years ago. I think he was pretty unfamiliar to all the NHL teams, so no matter who would have drafted Chara, the team in question would surely have recognized his luck as the Islanders did. And for your last question, not sure if it's serious... Many talented players between 20 and 24 yo : Barzal, Beauvillier, Pulock, Toews and maybe eventually Bellows, Sorokin, Ho-Sang, Dal Colle, etc.
Barzal, Beauvilier and Pulock weren't prospects when Lou was named GM. Also Beuvillier and Pulock (to a lesser extent) are still big question marks as to their future.
If you want to look at NHL talent, Snow inherited a playoff team. There's no getting around that. Snow didn't inherit the bottom feeder with no good young players that like to be floated around. Snow was a terrible GM, Milbury was an even more terrible GM. I can't fathom how after a decade of being GM and having virtually no success (other than a 1st overall gift for icing the worst team in hockey carries the team on his back to the 2nd round), is still defended around here. I really can't comprehend that.
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