With regard to 2010
1) Kevin Hayes decided not to sign with Hawks, not sure what you expected Hawks to do when a guy who if he would have signed would have been our #1 prospect decides he isn't signing
2) Nordstrom was solid depth player who was a part of 2015 SC winning team. When your 3rd rounder plays 444 games (+46 Playoff games) that is great value for any team at draft
Did Hawks blow alot of draft capital that year? Yes, and not signing Holl turned out to be mistake but overall can't really blame Bowman for Hayes situation IMO at this point looking back
With regards to 2011
1) Are we pretending Andrew Shaw does't exist?
And Teravainen made big impact in 2015
Again the biggest problem was asset management of young talent. Trading away Danault, Teravainen, etc is where problem lies and why team ultimately fell apart
Hayes should have been button up earlier. Trading the 30th pick...(Brock Nelson) for Rensfeldt and Simpson, aka two busts. There is your center depth to cover for Bollands back, and not needing to trade for Vermette in 15.
Trading a pick, or anything besides an old orange juice bottle for Diamond dave Rundblad.
What did the Buff and Ladd trades amount to ? I am glad they cleaned house, and am all for
what Davidson is doing.
The window was from 09-16. So I look at those drafts, and yes 08-09 under Tallon was awful too.
Stan Bowman had/has any NHL job solely based upon his father.