This isn’t the place to talk about Mesar, but let’s be honest: he was a legitimate prospect but he’s not anymore.
His production in the OHL was not great, given his draft position. His AHL production to date is also not great. For reference at the same age Plekanec was about .89ppg in the AHL in a low scoring era and Mesar is about .375ppg. I’ve gone through this in the Farrell thread before, players that can’t produce at 21 in the AHL rarely ever develop into NHL contributors. People love to point at late bloomers like Marchessault but the reality is he was producing at the AHL level at that age.
Mesar is approaching bust territory and it’s fine to be objective and recognize that.