Overcomitting to mediocre ressources such as Shaw/Alzner.
Deciding to acquire an older/slower defenseman in the age of speed and youth.
Trading away a skilled LD for a winger when defenceman are known to have more value in this league (see Jones and Larsson trades).
Signing the likes of Hemsky and Streit , while praising them as fully capable to fill roles on our team.
When is the last time one of our trades was a homerun?
Why are the few players that have left here doing better in their new environments?
Why are so many players throwing shade at Habs management (or lack there of)?
The real question here is why the onus is always on me to prove my point to no end? While you can make statements without ever having to provide any real evidence. (what usually happens is that you stop responding or quoting me).
I'm not playing sides here but would like to chime in.
I'll break down your questions and bold them then offer my opinion:
Overcomitting to mediocre ressources such as Shaw/Alzner.
Correct, Alzner being the bigger mistake of course. I find it hard to believe that anyone could have valued him as much as our general manager did. It should have been easy to see that he is not going to be better than what he was and his contract and length combined with the trend of offensive puck moving defenseman becoming the norm, this should'nt have happened. This is a big miss by management and the mistake should be admitted and he should be waived. Shaw was an over commitment indeed but to a lesser extent, I do think there is a place for him on this team however the injuries, the amount of money on the contract and his thought that he is an 'old dog' hurt this. Shaw is actually capable of emotional hockey and he can play the game too when he is not distracted.
Deciding to acquire an older/slower defenseman in the age of speed and youth.
There is not much I can comment on here. Shea is a good defenseman and a defenseman I want on this team. Just not for what it cost us.
Trading away a skilled LD for a winger when defenceman are known to have more value in this league (see Jones and Larsson trades).
This one needs to marinate a little bit longer at least half a season longer or preferably at least until we are contenders again (Drouin is young enough to still be playing) and Sergachev is playing on less of a powerhouse team. I didn't hate this trade on paper or when it happened. I was hyped for Drouin, I wanted scoring and he was meant to be the guy. I sincerely thought he could have been a 60 point guy. But again I think Drouin still has more to show. Time is what is required to further analyze this trade. I should mention though that Jones and Larsson were kind of already bonafide NHLers when traded. Sergachev was not. Also the Larsson trade is easily a way worse trade then our Sergachev trade by a landslide margin - Hall is literally man on fire while Larsson is literally mister 4 goals 9 assists.
Signing the likes of Hemsky and Streit , while praising them as fully capable to fill roles on our team.
Bad, bad, bad. I don't hate the one million dollar reclamation project in concept though - player turns out, good helps the team if we don't make the playoffs trade him at deadline for picks. Player doesn't work out well .... meh.
When is the last time one of our trades was a homerun?
When you trade in the style that Bergevin does it's not going to happen very often. I.E. low risk trades and super high risk trades. The only two he does.
Why are the few players that have left here doing better in their new environments?
I've responded to you on this before as it's simply not true. Sekac? no. Pelly? no. Ghetto? no. Fleischman? no. Eller? no. He is doing just as well as when he left but not better, if he is doing better it's rather marginal. Radulov? yes. But he is a star player and it was really evident that when put with better players he would be better. Plekanecs? no. Pateryn? no. Weise? no Desharnais? no.
It's just simply not true that the players that leave do better. Some do yes but that's expected anywhere on any team. It's going to happen, it's also not going to happen.
Why are so many players throwing shade at Habs management (or lack there of)?
Because management completely failed on everything they promised. Where is my team built through the draft. Where is my team identity? Where are my star players ( playing for Nashville and Dallas and some team in Russia)
Have a great night.