It's a lot more luck than skill.
In Marchand's draft year, Boston chose at 37 overall a player that never played a game in the league. Then chose Marchand at 71, with Lucic chosen in the middle. Stars can come from anywhere
Yes, having McAvoy on the right would make us an instant playoff team.
The Sens need a holly man, not a new GM.
Take a good look at the Sens 2001-2020.
See the near 20 second round picks. See the near 15 fails.
See the 3rd rounders ~ 20 picks, ~ 17 fails
so 20 years, ~ 40 second and third rounders. ~ 8 players made it. That is one every 2.5 years... and only 1-2 became above average and zero became stars. You should have done better if you guessed.
repeat for rounds 4, 5, 6 and in the olden days 7. You get ~ 90 players.. roughly 10 success, roughly 3 above average. ~ 2-3 stars.
rounds 2-7 (for the years a 7 was held) ~ 130 players..~ 18 players ~ 4-5 above average ~ 2-3 stars... 20 years!!
2-3 stars only. 20 years, 130 picks.
You are now putting so much pressure on your first rounders. A team needs 5-6 stars at all times. An 8-10 year prime career. Pretty much means a team needs a star every 1.5-2 years. In 20, that means 10-13 stars. If 3 come from later rounds. That means the first, better produce 7-10. This is a star every 2- 2.8 years from one round only!! Good luck...now you really need good luck.
Bob Lowes was in charge in Ottawa ~ 2014-2016. Take a look at his 3 years. One guy. Thomas Chabot.
He moves to Vegas, check out how piss poor their draft has been 2017-2020.... Vegas has done well because of an insane expansion draft, a hunger for players to be in Vegas and a willingness to blow your brains out on FAs.
Luck, yea it is a factor. Good scouting. Good talent evaluation. Better be there as well.
where all of this started a 100 posts ago was discussing financial/education background? I said luck and talent evaluation. Who cares if the guy is a Nobel laureate or illiterate.