The goal is to pick the top 20 players. The coach's jobs depend on it, so I don't think league politics is a primary driver in selections.
To me, it is unsurprising that the kids rising to the top are the ones who are playing and training in a year-round environment and playing against the other teams who are full of players doing the same. That's what happens with the boys and nobody is surprised when rosters are exclusively DA (or foreign) based players.
I realize that some people have ulterior motives for disparaging the rosters, but isn't the ENTIRE purpose of the DA to produce a higher quality player? And isnt the ENTIRE purpose of the YNT program to find and further develop the top players?
To me, it is unsurprising that the kids rising to the top are the ones who are playing and training in a year-round environment and playing against the other teams who are full of players doing the same. That's what happens with the boys and nobody is surprised when rosters are exclusively DA (or foreign) based players.
I realize that some people have ulterior motives for disparaging the rosters, but isn't the ENTIRE purpose of the DA to produce a higher quality player? And isnt the ENTIRE purpose of the YNT program to find and further develop the top players?