But you have to compare to what was available at that time.
Things that the Habs could control in that draft year. They did the right thing picking him #1.
There was no sure elite superstar/generational talent, so stop trying to compare him to one. That draft year was weak and the Habs still got the best/second player in that draft. That's all we can hope for really. The rest, Hughes and Gorton had no control.
Just stop with the true #1 Overall narrative, because there was none, stop talking out of your assshh, it's so annoying