Well, all due respect, how has that worked out? Player development is not and has not been an Islander strong suit. Nor has scouting or management and the organization is littered with ex Isle players in some of those roles. Perfect example, Ken Morrow. For me anyway, because he's my age, he's humble, he was a member of the Miracle on Ice team, he played on all four Cup teams, he is in a close battle with Clark Gillies as my second favorite Islander all-time after Bossy. I love the guy and always will, but is he really the guy who you want running your pro scouting dept? How has that worked out for this organization but how do you fire a guy like that? That is one of the reasons I am so against these incestuous hires. I mean look at Yzerman in Detroit. Look at how much rope he has been given. Why? Because he's a legend in Detroit but if he isn't he's probably gone a few years ago. You hamstring yourself when you hire guys in key roles just because they are your guys. It's a bad way to do business.
There are certainly exceptions, I know that, but as general rule, keep your popular ex-players in PR and public outreach roles and leave the on ice hockey stuff to people you know are easy to fire if it comes to that.