Don Taylor

This is the Mike Gillis era.

Nothing against Mike, but it's just a fact.

They took Adam Pulisic.

You know, Brendan Gallagher is pushing 1,000 games, between 900 and 1,000 games.

Adam never played an NHL game.

It was a mistake, and it really bothers me, and I think it bothers a lot of people in this town.

When the Canucks give up, and not so much early in the draft.

You know, you've got someone who you believe is a star, grab them no matter what.

No matter what, of course, they've made mistakes in that area as well.

But in the later rounds, take the local kid.

Because if he goes on to be somebody like Brendan Gallagher, you're going to look bad for the extent of his career.

And I think that's been the case with Brendan Gallagher.

Maybe you can make amends for that somewhat by grabbing him later in his career.

You know, if you don't think that's a thing, and this is more earlier in the draft, 1980, and God bless his soul, the Montreal Canadiens won

took first overall Doug Wickenheiser instead of the local kid, Danny Savard.

And, you know, eventually they got Savard in the fold on their team.

But he went on to become a real superstar with the Chicago Blackhawks.

And that never seemed right.

I don't know.

I just, I think, to me, if it's a tie, you know, between, you know, all things being equal, if you get a couple of players, you take the local kid.