I agree. IMO, Boucher is a great talker and could sell sand to the Bedouin! Dorion being an inexperienced GM, got taken hook line and sinker. The hairs on the back of my neck went up after Dorion described the 8 hour hiring interview and went on and on like they were sole mates.
IMO, there were a lot of red flags in Boucher's first year that got forgotten when the team went deep into the playoffs. In my view, the deep playoff run can be attributed to "playoff Cinderella magic". Once the fairy dust wore off, the team reverted to being a pumpkin.
Unless there is a miracle, 2019 is going to be another tank. As you say, it's going to hurt without a top 10 pick.