I think firstly there is an assumption that everyone reaches their peak potential or close to it. If we are using that metric other teams will look just as good if not better though.
Its easier to peak when you have better players around you. When they are so good - its a straight line road.
There are two. Go and watch their game, you will find out.
Because HuGo was never going to use consecutive 5OA picks on forwards, without snagging a potential top-pairing right D, which was a huge organizational need. BPA, yada, yada, but you can also use the upper end of the draft to help construct a roster. Had they drafted MM last year, they likely would have drafted Parekh or Yakemchuk this year. Reinbacher-Demidov fits their needs more than Michkov-Parekh/Yakemchuk would have. They're just very lucky that Demidov fell to them, obviously.
You can tell who never watched the flyers.
I'm not even sure what this means here as the 2 most important factors are talent level and how it's developed but sure in general better covers means less rushed prospects but does this really apply to Montreal?
Generational gets thrown out alot but Michov has been one of the most skilled forward prospects since McDavid for sure maybe only one or two other players can match his offensive skillset in draft day.
In his defense, he’s really the only coach who can produce with an abysmal roster, he was going to make play offs with the Flyers if not for the Hart situation
We’ll see what Reinbacher becomes. Not a given. But they were never taking both Russian wings, rightly or wrongly.
How would they know a year out where they would be drafting ? Like if they finish middle of the pack neither is available to them .
I said they got lucky that that Demidov fell to them but my point was that had they drafted Michkov last year, they would not have taken Demidov this year. But they obviously had no interest in Michkov, for whatever reasons (which we’ll never know exactly what those were).
I don’t see the issue at all in taking both ( you can never have too much skill / game breakers ) . Accumulate talent then figure out how everyone fits ; but what do I know , maybe it works out
Xenophobia isn't racism. And if you can't acknowledge that there would be SIGNIFICANT risk in choosing to consecutively select 2 players from a region that can't properly be scouted, then you're being deliberately obtuse. Prejudice against their country of origin would have nothing to do with the "chain of thought" you're referring to.
If you say so
No one felt that the khl contract would actually be a problem
