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Dumb Luck
by Paul on 06/20/08 at 03:31 PM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
Just days before Henrik Zetterberg skated with both the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy, I was talking with a scout about Detroit’s uncanny ability to pluck gems like the stylish Swede from the depths of the draft.
“How do their bloodhounds sniff ‘em out better than anyone else?,” I wondered.
He laughed.
“They don’t,” he said. “They’ve just stumbled across a couple while feeling around in the dark. It’s all dumb luck.”
Sour grapes from a rival? Hardly.
continued with some prospects who may drop down in the draft…
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If it was dumb luck, 29 other teams would be just as successful at drafting and developing prospects as the Red Wings are, and they’re not.
Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 06/20/08 at 05:20 PM ET
Ahhh… but the article says that drafting is a crapshoot. Not developing. So perhaps it’s part luck in the draft, but also the Wings are better at developing talent than other teams.
Posted by Karina on 06/20/08 at 05:35 PM ET
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