You can't put Kidney, Roy or Farrell in with other prospects that didn't pan out until we've seen what they become.
Timmins' record with forwards wasn't good. But we've gotten forwards like Pacioretty, Gallagher amd Plekanec outside of the lottery before - plus Subban, Romanov, Markov, and Streit on D.
Every year its a new batch of hyped hopefuls.
Pacioretty was a 1st round pick you hope they become serviceable NHLers. Gallagher and Pleks in what 20 years of drafting?
I have zero faith that any of the three you mentioned will pan out as anything more than cost effective bottom 6 players. And the chances are even smaller that all three pan out let alone just one.
I'm a jaded Habs fan. I've watched this team go from Koivu to Plekanec, to Desharnais to Danault. That is the center depth I've enjoyed as a fan for the last 20 years. This team has been lousy for ever.
They have failed time and again to draft substantial players. Gallagher and Pleks are the exception for sure. Subban and Romanov were good 2nd round picks Markov was ages ago.
I'm not saying these three won't make it, nor that they won't be top tier talents. But I am highlighting a 1st overall finally a stud prospect. Not a Kotkaniemi where everyone in the room is like what the heck.
These other guys are guys with high ceilings, but very low floors too. Wright has a high ceiling and his floor is pretty high. His chance of being a bust is small