Wilch
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- Mar 29, 2010
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He was clearly heavily involved in Boston's drafting.
Go through post-draft articles and videos throughout his time there, and he's the primary media go-to for explaining picks and draft strategy, etc. He wouldn't be put in that role if he wasn't in the thick of things.
And yeah, Boston stunk. Probably the worst drafting team in the NHL during his time there.
I honestly have no idea how he succeeded in Buffalo. He took over after Jack Bowman (Scotty's brother) died, and you have to wonder if Bowman - who was regarded as one of the best talent evaluators around - just had such a good group of scouts in place that things kept ticking over well.
It sucks to think about the how Benning and Weisbrod pillaged the seemingly revamped scouting system in Vancouver set up by Gillis and co.