Thomas Drance

And by the way, before we get too, like, high on our own supply of praising the Carolina Hurricanes, it's worth remembering, like, three picks after Klimovic went... They took some other dude.

They took Alexey Hemosalmi over Stankovin themselves.

Now, they fixed their mistake, but they also messed that one up.

But after Stankovin goes, the Toronto Maple Leafs draft...

Matthew Nice and I would say Matthew Nice probably carries more value than like Logan Stankoven exchange wise I think the fact that a team just won a cup with Stankoven being their most used center means that Stankoven probably shouldn't be questioned as a first line center anymore yeah in my mind and it's always tricky when you're talking about the team that already has it but like Carolina wouldn't do that trade straight up

No, especially once you factor in the contractual certainty.

But my point is, at the very least, it wouldn't have been a mistake.

The mistake is not simply ignoring tools or not prioritizing scoring profile.

The mistake is not getting it right.

It doesn't matter so long as you're right.

And I guess that's where sort of the rubber meets the road.

The Canucks have repeatedly...

drafted for tools as opposed to scoring profiles.

They haven't, in my mind, properly appreciated how high the benchmark is for these tools to actually translate at a level that outweighs production.

But there are scouts that consistently do it.

There are scouts like, you know,

The Toronto Maple Leafs head scout at the time, their director of amateur scouting, now the director of amateur scouting for the Pittsburgh Penguins, a gentleman named Wes Clark.

Like, Fraser Minton, not a great scoring profile, great second round pick.

Matthew Nyes, not a great scoring profile, great second round pick.

Sean Dursey, not a great scoring profile, great second round pick.