But it's a fact.I don't like the argument that "well other teams passed up on him" when it comes to prospects. My point here is that using this argument is not only for Michkov, it's for every prospect that doesn't work out and it's not a good argument to use for every pick. As I said, this line of thinking can excuse any disappointing pick ever. Of course, you can't expect to hit on every single pick, but using this argument for every pick that didn't pan out is making excuses. For instance, if we swapped teams with Dallas right now, I don't think there would be an outrage that we passed up on Tage Thompson for Riley Tufte in 2016 given that we have made so many other great picks.
If indeed Michkov ends up being amazing, there will have been up to 6 teams to have passed on him.
Its just that it seems, if you listen to Habs fans, that the Montreal Canadiens specifically and exclusively passed on drafting him.
Almost like he was meant for them and they decided to turn the other cheek.
There were reasons why he dropped to 7th, those existed then and they still exist today.
Well doesn't that justify them NOT selecting him then?Not to mention, ever thought about how Bedard/Carlsson/Fantilli/Smith were projected to be 1st line players and were seen as safer than Michkov? So that leaves us and Arizona who aren't exactly the model of a successful franchise as the teams that passed on him.
The history attributed to prior administrations belongs to those administrations, not sure what it has to do with what the Habs did last year.Probably because we have had the hardest time drafting high end forwards compared to other teams. Also the other teams that passed up on him include teams who got a forward prospect excelling as well, and Arizona who have like 5 fans and are notorious for making odd selections.
It didn't matter the year before where they drafted the player that, today, everyone agrees was the best player/forward to have been picked.
It didn't matter that at the time, a lot of of the same folks crying foul over the Habs passing on Michkov because he's coming to North America, thought Cooley or Wright, were better options.
And I must have missed Michkov’s…Not me, in fact, I made this very clear in the last part of my post.
I must have missed Slaf's PPG season in the NHL. Not to mention, using a 1st overall pick isn't exactly a way to evaluate drafting ability.
Yes unfortunate history that will hopefully change.Especially the Habs, the only team to not have drafted a player that hit 70 points in a season since 2003.
If Michkov ends up being amazing, I’ll be upset for having passed on him as well.Again, Reinbacher can definitely pan out and be more valuable than Michkov or even make us forget about Michkov, but my point here is that I just don't like your argument of "well other teams passed up on him" because if you use it this high up in the draft, it could also be used for all the later picks where drafting becomes harder. And if you use this argument for every pick, when do you stop using the argument and acknowledge that maybe the issue is your scouting team that consistently fails to draft elite players?
It doesn't change from the fact that SEVERAL teams passed on him, not exclusively the Habs.