This is where all logic flies out the window. Not only is it recency bias, it's a complete exageration and you finish it off with a non-sequitur.
Only players drafted (by the scouts you want to fire) who have joined the team are Slaf and Hutson. Slaf partly broke out last season and he's already pacing better than he did at the same point last season. As for Hutson, he's a bonafide success.
Reinbacher? Did great in his first stint with the Rocket, looked very promising. He got injured. It's pure hasard.
Beck, doing great in the AHL.
Hage, doing better than Caufiled did at the same age as a freshman.
Fowler is dominating the NCAA.
Demidov, we all know he'll be great.
Sooo... we need a new scouting staff because Mesar might be a bust and because our appraisal of Reinbacher needs to wait?? Makes no sense. Should we fire them for having not drafted the plethora or mediocre prospects from former management?
You literally didn't read anything else.
Found a point, attacked it and you're already missing the grand point, but I'll enlighten you.
1) Demidov was a given pick and everyone and their grandma would take him there.
2) Hutson isn't really considered in the prospect pool as he's playing, but if you bothered to read you'd see his inclusion.
3) Mentioned Reinbacher, he looked good, if you bothered to continue reading you'd see his inclusions.
4) Gave Hage props, but mentioned I was more on the Liam Greentree spot at that time.
5) Mentioned Fowler and also mentioned that he plays on a really good team, too.
6) Mentioned Beck
7) I actually gave props to Mesar and how he started off well and them got hurt.
My issue is, if you bothered to keep reading is that the Habs are doing bad outside of the first 2 rounds.
Obviously you're not going to have consistent, contributing NHLers after you've been around for 3 drafts now.
No, the issue is so many of them f***ing suck in the leagues they're in.
Again, if you bothered to keep reading instead of looking for a point to get upset about you'd see how I mentioned the Habs had 8 picks after their 2 1st round picks.
You're very unlikely to see studs in those rounds spring out immediately, but just look at it. Sawyer, Thorpe and Protz are doing ok and the rest are very meh. How do you draft so many players that stagnate already ?
Jacob Fowler that you mentioned that was fought for by Billy Ryan is the same scout who suggested to draft Ben Merrill who's playing in the BCHL that's losing talent and is a good league, but not that good and he's struggling hard in it.
Outside the first round you could honestly be seeing much better results if all you did was stat watch.
At least that way your 4th round pick might be worth a 3rd in a trade the next offseason if you're looking to improve your team with a vet, or get some young, established talent that's looking to change scenery, or wants out. Does that 2nd part sound like a team ? Possibly the Habs?
What's Ben Merrill going to do struggling hard in the BCHL ? How about whomever suggested to draft that Latvian goalie ?
How's Rasmus Bergqvist doing ? I believe he got invited to Sweden's U-20 camp, so maybe he joins the list and increase his pick round value.
What about the Habs Makar ?
Drafting 10 players you're almost certainly going to get 1, or 2 that you just know are duds early, but the Habs are looking at likely 4 players that are already. That's f***ing pathetic.
Going off thedailyfaceoff the Habs were ranked 2nd. I'd take Anaheim and Minnesota's over the Habs.
Take the top prospect off from each and you see how even worse the Habs prospect pool looks.
Carolina has a lot of solid prospects, but can't tell if anywhere will surprise and be really good, or potentially Demigod status.
I further mentioned the 2022 draft might be a real nice one, but them brought up how the 2023 draft is looking underwhelming.
Thr Habs need to do way better with their depth selections than what they're doing.
