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Originally Posted by Mad Habber
There is no doubt in my mind that the Habs made the right choice and the only people who preferred Esposito would prefer to have a crappy team that is mostly or completely French rather than a strong contender. And I'm not bashing the French players, but the players like Lecavalier, Gagne Tanguay are still drafted by other teams while we get the left overs. Just imagine Latendresse instead of Price and some other guy who isn't in the league probably drafted in Lats spot.
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Esposito isn't really a "French" player. He is like many from allophone families who are Bilingual or even trilingual.
Having said that, I was pro-Angelo Esposito his entire career since I becamse super-impressed when I saw him playing AA with boys older than him at age 12........until.....the last few months before the draft, when I sadly had to concur that his stock had really dropped.
I'm happy with McDonaugh and even more happy that Esposito was not available at #22 where he might have been a sentimental pick over MaxPac, though maybe I am underestimating Timmins here.