‘”If you ever get in a rush, that’s when you make mistakes. The bottom line is you have to be patient. I know Phil Housley is competitive, I know myself as competitive. We want to be competitive, we want to make changes and be more successful right off the bat here. It’s a scenario where we’re trying to balance things out. We’re trying to make improvements, trying to bring players in that will help our organization right away, but you always have to have a look at the long-term. We can’t be sacrificing young players, we can’t be sacrificing draft picks for short-term picks.”‘
2017 NHL Draft a learning process for Botterill
Source: WGR-AM