Scouting and Player-Development Validation - Bolduc

[a smell of green grass]

Bolduc’s early success is the perfect validation of the Canadiens’ scouting and player-development departments.

https://thehockeywriters.com/zachary-bo ... ens-later/

So if Bolduc confirms that Montreal's scouting and player development are great, what does it say about Army's? Hmmm.

[tubastarr]

What player development? The Blues developed him. And if Montreal’s player development is so great, what’s Maillou’s excuse?

[DyadicEffect]

As Tubastarr said the Blues developed Bolduc. They also drafted him so our scouting did a pretty darn good job there. Also don’t forget it took Bolduc a little bit to develop in the NHL. His first season in 25 games he had 9 points averaging 12 minutes per night. Then last year his first half was pretty slow and again he averaged a little under 13 minutes a night.

Bolduc is going to be a solid top 6 forward in the league, but obviously we knew what we were doing when we drafted and developed him. So by that same logic maybe give our staff some benefit of the doubt that they also knew what they were doing when they traded for Mailloux and give him more than 4 games with the team to label him a bust and the trade as a disaster.

[b-a-a-a-rclay]

Somebody was busy here after the opening night loss. Then Somebody was silent on this board for days after the 2 wins. Then Somebody started 4 threads today. I think we see how this is gonna go.

[Plagers4Ever]

As Tubastarr said the Blues developed Bolduc. They also drafted him so our scouting did a pretty darn good job there. Also don’t forget it took Bolduc a little bit to develop in the NHL. His first season in 25 games he had 9 points averaging 12 minutes per night. Then last year his first half was pretty slow and again he averaged a little under 13 minutes a night.

Bolduc is going to be a solid top 6 forward in the league, but obviously we knew what we were doing when we drafted and developed him. So by that same logic maybe give our staff some benefit of the doubt that they also knew what they were doing when they traded for Mailloux and give him more than 4 games with the team to label him a bust and the trade as a disaster.

I was VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED when I first heard about this trade. My INITIAL reaction was that it was very uneven. But, as I have posted in other threads, this trade CANNOT be reliably evaluated now. It will take possibly two . . or maybe even three . . . years for a reliable evaluation to be reached.

So, I agree with you, time will tell . . . and NOT a short length of time.

[a smell of green grass]

I see that everyone wants to give it a few years. In other words, let’s repeat the Perunivich dance. Wait. Wait. Wait. Then, years later lets blow kisses goodbye. Most importantly, at that point the trade will be a distant memory, and the player’s failure will be 100% the player’s fault.

Sorry. Army deserves no patience at this point. We have given him 6 years to replace Pietrangelo, and we are still not even close to success.

[Mr.Snuggleupagus]

The Canadiens have always coveted French-Canadian players. This was no surprise to me.

[fish]

I see that everyone wants to give it a few years. In other words, let’s repeat the Perunivich dance. Wait. Wait. Wait. Then, years later lets blow kisses goodbye. Most importantly, at that point the trade will be a distant memory, and the player’s failure will be 100% the player’s fault.

Sorry. Army deserves no patience at this point. We have given him 6 years to replace Pietrangelo, and we are still not even close to success.

So the trade is a bust if LM does not replace one of the top 3 defensemen this team has ever had WOW

[a smell of green grass]

I see that everyone wants to give it a few years. In other words, let’s repeat the Perunivich dance. Wait. Wait. Wait. Then, years later lets blow kisses goodbye. Most importantly, at that point the trade will be a distant memory, and the player’s failure will be 100% the player’s fault.

Sorry. Army deserves no patience at this point. We have given him 6 years to replace Pietrangelo, and we are still not even close to success.

So the trade is a bust if LM does not replace one of the top 3 defensemen this team has ever had WOW

Let's clarify. What Mailloux is or isn't is not the core question.

The main issue is that Army has not been able to draft and develop defenseman since Parayko, and Parayko is getting old.
Meanwhile, Mikkola, Dunn, and Walman are skating on other successful teams, and we have Tucker and Kessel which are 3rd-pair at best.
I believe that it is time for Army to resign--especially if Mailloux continues to crater.