The board can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the genuine feeling of when we drafted Price was "special".
There's definitely a debate to be had on how he was handled in Montreal regarding his development. I think at the end of the day they trust him in the hands of St. Louis/Team rather than Houle and his coaching staff that they didn't hire. In the early stages of Slafkovsky's time in Montreal he did show glimpses on what he can become, and from there his season went into a bit of lull for a bit, and as his game was coming back to life.. Injured.
I understand you think last year was a waste for his development, but I don't see it like that. There were unfortunately more valleys than peaks, but sometimes in life you learn the most from those valleys. So far this season he's looking right, and it looks like he's starting this season on the right foot. Not to make this personal, but you're probably the most biased poster here regarding Slaf, and you have that right... In saying that you're clearly letting your emotions guide you on how you view this player, and with that unfortunately everything you write on him becomes filled with less credibility.