Quoting: Radu47
Turned out swell! Actually. Donato so far scores at a similar rate to: Saad, Kreider, Johansen, EKane, etc. he just doesn't get enough TOI to post big point totals.
Quoting: Bruinsforlife
He cause a lot of turnover, loose most of his board battle, he’s decent with his shot, but he’s weak and have average skating and ok defensive ability, Donato was hyped like Vesey was
this right here. There are a lot of 2nd round picks with a name, some skill and a lot of hype. Truth is, most of them don't make it, some of them scrap together a career but nothing the hype around them. And rarely does one break out.
BOS fans use to rave about how he was worth more than a 1st. He isn't, never was.
Every fan base does this on these types of guys. But those of us who have watched hockey for some time know this story. We've seen it time and time again.
It's why these kind of guys lose value fast. Sometimes it's worth the risk, others it's best to jump off the boat while getting on them is good. But the reality is fans over value, which leads to them hanging on to guys they should expect to see moved.