I see your point Glofish. But remember this lack of pilots has been there for some time. Even with the pressure to find more warm bodies the recruiting pilots and TREs have not lowered the standard required to pass the recruiting SIM/process etc. Failure rate at recruiting is pretty large. This isn't going to change now, just as it hasn't changed in the past. Just a larger group are eligible to undergo the process.
We haven't had 10000hr pilots apply for a long time. If they do they will float to the top of the list. 1500hrs/2000hr in a multi crew multi engine aircraft are pretty much the same, be they jet or turbo prop.