Literally any team can make that argument...

True. But to have his many busts has us looking like Vancouver. Not like "the best drafting team over th last twenty years"

Who says the Wings are the 'best drafting team'? How does one qualify as the 'best'? I would argue that it's all about rounds 2-7.

Fun Fact: The Red Wings were the only team to have a scout see Datsyuk play before the 1998 draft. A Blues scout was supposed to be on a flight to see Datsyuk play, but his flight was cancelled due to a storm.

That's a well known fact but while most attribute that to fate, I would argue that if you are actually interested in drafting a player, the team would find a way to see them play somehow. The blues obviously weren't interested enough in Pavel