I am not saying MB is the second coming of Jesus, far from it.
All I am saying is that he is above league average and far better than Gauthier.
I don't feel like doing a team-by-team comparison of which of the lower-half of the league underperformed worse than the Canadiens. The Senators come to mind, Dallas hasn't won a cup neither and they come to mind, NY Rangers San Jose, etc.
My only point is that MB is not as incompetent as a few make it. He is human, has had more good moves than bad and I hope grows into a very good GM in the future. That's a glimmer of hope I like to have for myself in the coming season. Not only gloom and doom