Is it better to have a great Pro Scouting department or a great Amateur/Draft Scouting department?

[x Tame Impala]

If you have to choose one, which would you say is the bigger contributor to team success? Is it more viable/realistic to build your team through the draft or to use your draft picks for savvy trades getting back proven NHLers?

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[biturbo19]

Really, you need both or to get really lucky on some things, or you're not going anywhere. But i'd lean toward Amateur Scouting being more important. That's where you're going to get your "core players" at key positions. The guys you really build around. The Pro Scouting element is really just about putting in place the right supporting cast, and in a lot of cases...it's just about avoiding the huge mistakes that hamstring your Cap flexibility.

 

[The Macho King]

Even with great pro scouting it's tough to get a star - generally it's solid, complimentary players.

Who's the last "star" player brought in by trade or FA, especially one that wasn't obvious? JT Miller maybe?

 

[ScottyMascotty]

Even with great pro scouting it's tough to get a star - generally it's solid, complimentary players.

Who's the last "star" player brought in by trade or FA, especially one that wasn't obvious? JT Miller maybe?

 

[The Macho King]

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Reinhart probably qualifies - obviously Tkachuk too but that comes with some situational aspects.

Verhaege and Forsling are definitely of the complimentary variety.

 

[wetcoast]

Even with great pro scouting it's tough to get a star - generally it's solid, complimentary players.

Who's the last "star" player brought in by trade or FA, especially one that wasn't obvious? JT Miller maybe?

Even then as a Canucks fan I can say that we haven't been a serious SC contender with Miller here right?

I say this with egg in my face as I wasn't in favour of that trade at the time given the state of our team and he is much better than expected but team outcomes haven't differed all that much.

 

[TheDoldrums]

I think there’s more luck involved in drafting so I’d go with the pro scouting.

People act like these late round picks that hit are the work of genius scouts when it’s more random than that. Amateur scouting is more impactful at the top of the draft but you won’t always be there. You can always improve the team through FA/trades