When one considers the output made by 19yrs.old 100th OV pick Victor Mete this season, fans should realize that NHL level players are available after the first round picks. The Habs having many such picks (Within the Top 100 in the 2018 Entry Draft.) which our Scouts can use to acquire more young gems this year. There is also many more seasons after next year, for these prospects to become valuable Habs players for the next decade. The win now mode has ruined many prospects careers, with the team of talent evaluators the Habs have, fans should be extremely happy after the upcoming draft. This draft has depth, unlike most when the Habs have a high(Top Ten pick) in those first few rounds + other teams picks. I for one see a great future coming with the multiple prospects already drafted last year, along with the 2018 picks and the many good young prospects vying for regular roles this year.
Too many yrs. since the Habs have developed players in the AHL properly, as is now the case since Bergevin became the GM. The payoff in providing AHL /European seasoning will soon become apparent to our fans. After watching the Habs either trading top picks or rushing players into the NHL for two + decades. Patience is a necessary evil, if Habs fans ever want to see a truly Elite Championship level Habs team again, IMHO!!!...
Of course it couldn't hurt the team to have the #1 OV pick in 2018, every NHL team will envy the team that wins the right to pick Rasmus Dahlin. Getting Boqvist, Zadina or Svechnikov isn't anything to cry about though IMHO.
Habs fans need to relax and let the Hired Hands build this team, as those before have done, instead of constantly crying for new management every 5yrs. Most businesses that succeed in the long term, stay with a program that ensures long term success, which requires having stability at the top level, which I believe the Habs have. Only time will prove this to be true, Molson's are aware of these facts, they have a lifetime involvement with success & the Habs Success, IMHO!!!...
Go Habs Go!!!...