What? You mean the same pro scouting that signed off on the acquisitions of Schlemko, Kincaid, King, Parenteau, Martinson, Ott Drewiske, ,Flynn, Semin...i could go on and on. Or the same pro scouting that finally helped solve our center ice problem with Drouin? They’ve been complete and utter garbage...along with our amateur scouts which I am not buying that they have changed.
Ok here we go again...
IMO pro-scouting like amateur scouting is a transactional function / identification of talent - team building is the primary purview and responsibility of the GM not scouts (be it pro or amateur).
All those
transactional acquisitions in bold cost little to nothing of value give up by Habs, the
transactional acquisitions highlighted below are lopsided in favor of Habs - IMO 5-years post is a good period to assess value of deals:
- Weise for Diaz
- Gorges for 2nd rounder
- Petry for 2nd + mid rounder
- Mitchell + Flynn for 6th rounder
- Danault for Fleischman + Weise
- Weber for Subban
- Byron waiver wire pick up for free
- IMHO the oft maligned Drouin for Sergachev deal still needs another 1-2 years before it can be truly assessed. I suspect the chemistry with Suzuki will yield long term dividends
- Pacioretty deal - for consistency will need to wait a couple of years for final assessment