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I think Hunter gets a bad wrap. Looking at his picks, there wasn't any real misses from the alternatives that were ranked in those tiers.
He also didn't operate by himself. The scouting staff has a lot of input...a staff that he assembled and stayed into Dubas' tenure
Eh, two draft cycles with top 5 picks in each round, and 1 in the top 20. And 5 2nd round picks too.
Did fantastic in the first rounds. Then you've got a bottom pairing D, a bottom six grinder and maybe a 1B goalie with room to grow for the rest.
I'm not going to crucify the guy, but the Leafs really would have been in a better spot if the Leafs had churned out sn actual impact player in that period outside of the 1st. At best they were average drafting in those years.