A long time ago in an environment far removed from today's NHL Sam Pollock held the rest of the league by the entry-draft throat. From 1970 to '78 Sam hel 25 first round draft picks and with them he built a dynasty. When will the other general managers ever learn.
Three names in the hockey news over the past week; Don Waddell, Doug Armstrong and John Ferguson Junior.
Last February Atlanta General Manager Maddell traded two fiirst round draft picks to get Keith Tkaczuk for a playoff run that lasted four games.
In Dallas, Armstrong traded last year's first round draft pick to Phoenix for unrestricted free agent Ladislav Nagy and then next year's first round pick for defenseman Mattias Nordstrom of the Kings. Nagy jumped to Los Angeles in the off season and dallas" playoff run lasted seven games.
And in Toronto John Ferguson Junior traded away all four of his first round draft picks since joining the team. In return he received Brian Leetch and goaltenders Andrew Raycroft and Vesa Toskala. It will be a decade before the Leafs recover from that kind of mismanagement.
P.T. Barnum said there"s one born every minute. The NHL proves the adage.
The suckers are out there and they're not hard to find if you go looking for them.
Does anyone care to bet who will be the first to pick the pocket of new Dallas Stars general manager Brett Hull?
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