Beatnik said:
The complaints are mostly since 98. Since then, there has been no Q coach and we have won nothing. While a Q team make the memorial cup final every years but one.
well the NHL scouts had Bernier, Pouliot, Picard ahead of many members of the WJC squad. When is the last time a 19 years old, top 10 pick did'nt even get an invitation at the camp??
To answer your first question :
In 2002 when Pierre-Marc Bouchard drafted 8th overall was cut and sent back to the NHL instead not good enough for the WJC team ... and 2003 Eric Staal , Nathan Horton both the 2nd and 3rd overall picks were cut and they too went directly on to the NHL, even though they were 18 at the time .. So your boy Alexandre Picard is in some good company there ..
You do know right that neither Marc-Antoine Pouliot nor Steve Bernier were top 10 picks nor does that make any difference in the big picture ???
In fact neither were Jeff Carter, Brent Seabrooke, Ryan Getzlaf, Mike Richards, Anthony Stewart, Corey Perry, Shawn Belle from the 2003 draft and that is the 1st round only .. Patrice Bergeron, Shea Weber, Jeremy Colliton ..2nd rounders and others still like Fraser & MacArthur, Dawes even later ...
Heck Danny Syvret has been passed by in 2 drafts already ..
Beatnik said:
A lot of the "winning" is also in reaction to the constent bashing by The Messenger and many others of the Q league.
I am also flattered that you're attributing a lot of the
"WINNING" as a direct result of my bashing ..
Thanks but I really can't take any of the credit there ..sorry...
If I thought it would help trust me I would bash even more and not stop at just Silver medal bashing but actually strive for the Gold level for Canada ..