Don't make excuses for Vancouver - no team is too deep not to give this kid a chance. Giving up on him was a very shortsighted and stupid move.
What are you talking about?
Unless you have been asleep, Vancouver traded for Keith Ballard and Grabner was the asking price...so they did not "give up on him" as you put it.
Also, THEY ARE DEEP...in fact they have the most goals scored, so I don't know how much more "deep" you can get.
And considering they are THE BEST TEAM in the league at the moment, they must be doing something right...so I will take "stupid and shortsighted" (1st in NHL) over a lottery pick (NYI Islanders) any day...