Your standards must be pretty low if you want Weise who is done at any level, Deslauriers who looked awful last year taking up two spots on the top lines that should be occupied by PPG veteran players. Belzile is nothing special even when given all the opportunities after the vets were promoted or traded. 59 points might get him a contract only because at 27 he hasn't played enough games AHL/NHL to be considered as a vet. Alain and Vejdemo's 28 and 29 points just screams top 6 players to you? Alain was playing on the top lines for a good chunk of the season until Bouchard also realized he was useless and demoted him.
My point is that we need to stop settling for mediocre players to sign for Laval, and instead get the best ones available. Money and roster spots have to be committed to this if you want to win and develop the real prospects that will be playing there. To me it appears the organization sees Laval as an afterthought instead of the priority it should be. It can't be the place Bergevin dumps his bad contracts, takes up most of the 6 veteran spots with them, and hopes for the best.
You can't count on the rookies hitting Laval this year to carry the team offensively, there is a learning curve to consider. That is the job of your veteran signings! The offense and PP were horrific last year and unless there is a huge improvement it will be tough to compete with the teams that can score.
Perhaps a GM full-time would make a difference as well in scouting and recruiting players from all the leagues like CHL andNCAA undrafted,ECHL,AHL and overseas FA's. The amateur scouts probably don't pay much attention once they pass draft age. Add more pro scouts if needed for this, but we shouldn't be missing out on someone who can help the team, we have the money, so use it.
If you say so.
