That will forever be a gripe of mine until we change the narrative
I'll admit I was a bit skeptical of Rutherford and Allvin at the beginning but they've generally made good moves thus far, I'd like to see them emulate the Dallas Stars more when it comes to draft picks though
I wish we had an organizational philosophy that better emphasized drafting, keeping picks, and development
Drafting and development are things Dallas has prioritized seemingly forever, it's why there are where they are now, it's why they're such a good team
Just as they appeared to be fading with Benn and Seguin they hit gold with Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, and Otter. Now they're seeing further success with guys like Johnston (23OA, 2021), Harley (18OA, 2019), Stankoven (47OA, 2021)
You can throw Grushnikov (48OA, 2021) in there too as he was a good enough prospect to help them reel in Tanev from Calgary
They never really bottomed out the way we did but they just keep managing to find players
I'll go back to 2000, nice round number, and take a look at how they've handled their top two picks
The 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2023 drafts are the only drafts they haven't picked a player in the first round since 2000
The 2001, 2006, 2016, 2019, and 2020 drafts are the only drafts they haven't picked a player in the second round since 2000
Many of those years they have multiple 2nd round picks