I've never said I was so good at evaluating anything or anyone so please stop putting words in my mouth. Nor do I need to defend myself against personal attacks. I did not say anywhere that Nylander would bust either. You are completely misinformed.
And if you don't think its a trend than your the one who's naive.
Football scouts for instance are just so much better at accurately evaluating players. Of course no ones perfect and drafting isn't an exact science but to say its not a trend when guys like Perry, Ryan, Getzlaf, Giroux, Eberle, Quick, Lundqvist, Karlsson, Rinne, Kesler Galchyenyuk, Pk Subban, March and, Yandle, McDonagh, etc get overlooked for lesser players its plain fact.
Every single year on these boards Isee threads about redo a draft. Every year its the same old song aand dance.
Yakupov no longer would be number .
RNH same thing. People now saying Huberdeau and Larsson were taking too high and Trouba too low. Every year in the NHL we see it. It boggles the mind. No back on topic I never said the kid would bust I just said I don't think his finesse play, great skill set, and production prove a lot. Zherdev, Filatov, Yakupov, Daigle, RNH, Are notable players with great skills who have failed.
As for Yakupov I was on these boards saying that then. I lobbied hard for Gally.