They're not. I like Mesar but you're just overrating him. He needs more development time. He's not gonna play over Caufield Newhook Slaf or Laine. He's not gonna play over Roy Anderson Gallagher Armia at this point.
1st line minutes and PP1 for Mesar in Laval is best for everyone. Hutson is a superior prospect and it's clear by how Hutson has been able to tilt the ice in his favor every shift while Mesar has had a handful of good moments over all of his games, at best.
Even as fans of him, you and I can recognize he can play better than he has this camp and he hasn't put his best foot forward to make any ambitions of more, very likely for him