Originally Posted by
Some_Arrogant_Jerk
OK I will indulge you, even though Im fairly sure you simply disagree with the entire concept, and running my perception by you is going to do as much as trying to walk through a wall.
Ill try and stay fairly recent. For starters, I think Myles bell could lead the league in scoring by 50 points and I doubt he would even get an invite. I also think someone like Jaden Schwartz might get a look at before players with the same talent or even more due to the fact he had his story to tell. A sob story angle to the world juniors and another media segment to run...opposed to a player of equal/better talent and no media appeal. Speaking of segments, you got Dougie and Freddie Hamilton and their TSN brother segments, instead of Rattie and his 57 goals on the team, and Weal and his 300 points not even being invited. Do you think those two being brothers factored in keeping them together on the team? I do. You can also include Gallagher more or less having a spot guarenteed on the team last year because of who the coach was...regardless of selection camp performance.
Here is a scenario. If two of the three CHL leagues have a talent level so much higher than the one(lets say the Q), do you make it an entire OHL-WHL team? Or do you have a couple Q guys to "meet the quota"? Because I think by the way they function, that regardless of talent, they will elect the latter option.....well you dont want Quebec to get mad do you? they might not watch!
What about high pedigree players getting invites despite their lacklustre play level at the time, over players who vastly outperform them(ex. Duncan Siemens, Angelo Esposito)? Same could be said about Mackinnon and Droin(though he got hot), who probably werent as good of choices as some further developed 19 year olds. Within that same vein, you have Subban making the team and getting chance after chance to start despite having the worst selection camp of the goaltenders there...even to the point the pet media commented on it. A clear angle with Subban, and also another brother story. Bet the other brother is already guarenteed a spot if he can skate backwards in a few years.
You are sure to find more if you dig deeper, given an open mind. To just dismiss the ideas and say 'oh they are just better, thats all' is kind of a cop out.