Drafting and development may be the biggest weaknesses within the CBJ organization under Don Waddell

At some point in time, we will look back upon Jarmo Kekalainen's tenure as GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets and appreciate what he did here. His scouting of talent was terrific. If only he could have gotten better development and not been such a hard negotiator when contract time came.

While Jarmo's drafting certainly wasn't perfect, I will always stand by that regime's reasoning for making some of the picks they made. They had a clear and distinct scouting system that brought a lot of talent to the organization. That was true at the pro scouting level, as well.

At the moment, I cannot say the same things about Don Waddell and the current amateur scouting department. After three years of…