Statistically speaking, MTL has done very well at the draft, given the middle of the pack draft selections, year over year.
However MTL has a record for ruining high-end prospects while doing a great job on low-profile prospects.
Unlike franchises like Detroit, MTL doesn't allow their high end prospects to develop in the AHL, instead they call them up and hope for contributions at risk of ruining their gems prematurely. MTL must be a contender year after year. This is their problem. Ownership does not allow them to be a bottom end team, THEY MUST SELL TICKETS.