The amateur draft is a year-round job, a domain where instinct and gut feelings sometimes overrule stats, height, weight and hockey sense.
Great organisations usually have a knack for discovering talent and a priceless gift for correctly developing that talent.
Make the right decision for the future of your club and you look like a genius.
Skip a player that produces in the long run and you hear about it forever, especially in articles like this one and in a hockey-addicted town like Montreal.
Regardless whether you want to call this a crapshoot or a skill, drafting is one of the most essential parts of running a successful franchise. Here’s an analysis of thirty notable players drafted by the Montreal Canadiens since the year 2000.
2000
Selection 13: D Ron Hainsey, UMass Lowell
The 6'3" defenseman played 31 games with the big club, was placed on waivers on November 25, 2005, and was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. In 2008 he signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract with the Atlanta Thrashers, where he now serves as an alternate captain.
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