You are 100% correct, I also know he was our US based guy.
It seems to me they basically gave him free reign in the mid rounds on US programs (USHL for overagers, obscure programs for both overagers and 1st timers)
His list of guys he had big impact on since 2009:
Todd Burgess (He gave the interview about him after the draft)
Christian Wolanin
Joey Daccord
Miles Gendron
Shane Eiserman
Chris Leblanc
Quentin Shore
Tim Boyle
Robbie Baillargeon
Max McCormick
Ryan Dzingel
Chris Wideman
Jeff Costello
Brad Peltz (Melnyck as well)
Michael Sdao
Bryce Aneloski
They are later picks, but that is quite terrible.
I don't think that list is nearly as bad as you make it out to be. If you leave out players that were drafted recently and have yet to show their stuff at the pro level, we have the following record:
2009
Wideman (4th)
Costello (5th)
Peltz (7th)
Sdao (7th)
2010
Aneloski (7th)
2011
McCormick (6th)
Dzingel (7th)
2012
Boyle (4th)
Baillargeon (5th)
2013
Shore (6th)
Lebanc (6th)
That's 11 players in 5 years. Out of those 11 players, 3 are on track to become NHLers (Wideman, Dzingel, McCormick). If we exclude Peltz, who was almost certainly drafted for off-ice reasons, 1/3 of those late round picks have been successful. That's a pretty good record. There are some head scratchers on that list, particularly Boyle and Leblanc, but there are also some picks I really liked when they were made. Aneloski was the top scoring USHL defenseman when we took him, Baillargeon had great production in his draft year and Shore came off an excellent freshman season in the NCAA. Also it can't be stressed enough that the majority of late round picks will bust. Other elite drafting teams like Detroit and Anaheim have pretty mediocre records out of the USHL and more obscure U.S leagues too. That's what happens when you draft out of leagues that aren't nearly as popular as the CHL - you take on more risk for the opportunity to find an undiscovered gem.
I'm also of the opinion that many of the American prospects that were drafted in recent years are quite underrated by the fanbase. Say what you will above Gendron's progress since being drafted, but the kid is an absolutely phenomenal skater, and has size and talent. We went boom/bust with that pick, and while it's leaning more to the latter, still doesn't make it a bad pick. Wolanin had great numbers in the USHL when we drafted him and followed it up with great numbers in his freshman season. I've made it clear on numerous occasions that Burgess is another guy I'm higher on than most. Eiserman isn't looking too great right now, but we'll have re-visit in 5 years to properly evaluate whether these players were good or bad selections.
I do agree that our American scouting is one of the weaker points of our amateur scouting staff, but that says more about the quality of the Sens scouting staff as a whole. The CHL and Swedish staff regularly produce good value selections, with the occasional out-right steal. Demoting Janecyk is a good start in getting the American scouts up to the level of the other staff. If we can begin to produce the same results drafting out of the States as we do in Canada and Sweden, this team is going to be in good shape in the future.
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