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I asked AI to pull together all of Rob Blake’s draft picks during his tenure as LA Kings’ GM, plus the next five picks. He had some bad misses (Turcotte at 5 overall in 2019 stands out), but overall, that analysis revealed how few draft picks actually make it onto an NHL roster. Next,

I asked the AI how many players drafted by GMRB are still with the team (Blake’s last draft was 2024): seven of the team’s 22. Here they are:

There are three players on the current roster GMRB traded for:

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One of those Trevor Moore TOR 3rd rounders became Alex Laferriere.

The PL Dubois sign and trade and eventual trade to the Capitals was a terrible misuse of resources, tho it did return Kuemper.