I understand those who always talk about a high draft pick after a win but I think we can find consolation in the fact that these wins are largely the product of our young core. I remember when we were in limbo between the playoffs and the basement and that team was pulled by an aging overpaid core with little to no interesting prospects in the system.
While Montreal drafting high gives them a better opportunity to draft someone who can be an offensive game breaker, we can't do it at the expense of the development of those who are there now. Slaf, Caufield, Suzuki, Guhle, Barron, Struble, Harris, Roy, RHP.
Those guys need to continue to develop, and it can't always be in a losing environment. Because then you risk becoming the Sabres, the Sens, or the Ducks, where you pick at the top of the draft practically every year, but your young players, as good as they are doing, they're stuck in a losing cycle.
For me, I don't believe Habs will make the playoffs. But if they end up picking anywhere between 7-12, I won't complain. Because that tells me they have progressed and are still in a spot where they can pick a real good player.
