Tkachuk was a late first rounder though (albiet in a strong draft compaired to a five in a week one.)
I'm commiting Blasphemy here, but I've never been impressed with Gretzky as manager. When he was shadow GM of the Kings it was an oilers old boys club marked by alot of bad trades. His Olympic team was a bunch of freinds he let Quinn start CuJo and took on Lindros and Fluery ahead of Thorton and got a big assist from Belarus.
Draper is a great scout Flecher's "Draft Scmaft" comment says it all about him, Phoenix could have traded down I'm sure and picked up SOMETHING. Look at what Dallas did at the end of the first.
I'm commiting Blasphemy here, but I've never been impressed with Gretzky as manager. When he was shadow GM of the Kings it was an oilers old boys club marked by alot of bad trades. His Olympic team was a bunch of freinds he let Quinn start CuJo and took on Lindros and Fluery ahead of Thorton and got a big assist from Belarus.
Draper is a great scout Flecher's "Draft Scmaft" comment says it all about him, Phoenix could have traded down I'm sure and picked up SOMETHING. Look at what Dallas did at the end of the first.