Posts About "Scouting System"

The Art of Scouting

December 6th, 2015 Scouting is the backbone of a "heatlhy“ franchise, one of the success factors for an organization to continuously be a playoff team. Scouts have to foresee the future and evaluate how good prospects will be in a couple of years. While it is not possible to predict the future completely, scouts still have to judge players and give...

Don't Get Too Carried Away On Draft Day

June 25th, 2015 The NHL Entry Draft is one of the most exciting times of the hockey calendar. Like at the beginning of each new season, hope springs eternal on draft day. Hope of the next franchise player being added. Hope of a difference making player to bolster the roster. Hope of a big trade to vault the team into contention. If Free Agent...

The Canucks Need To Seriously Evaluate Their Scouting System

April 25th, 2014 If the Vancouver Canucks are going to seriously re-focus and re-structure their team, in the hopes of a returning to an elite organization again, they have to commit to continuing with the top down approach they started when they hired Trevor Linden. After they have made the improvements to their front office and addressed leadership...