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Worst NHL Draft in Recent Years

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Kristian Vesalainen

Entire first round of the 2017 entry draft
Hischier: Solid pick-up, but with hindsight definitely a top 3-6 pick, but not 1st overall
Patrick: Terrible luck for him, not drafted in the first round
Heiskanen: Great pick, probably stays at 3rd overall
Makar: Incredible pick, moves to 1st overall
Petterson: Great pick, moves to 2nd overall
Glass: Not drafted in the first round
Andersson: Not drafted in the first round
Mittelstadt: Stays in first round, but is a late pick
Rasmussen: Not drafted in first round
Tippett: Not drafted in first round
Vilardi: Middle-Late first round pick
Necas: Early probably top 10 pick
Suzuki: Top 5 pick
Foote: Not drafted in first round
Brannstrom: Not drafted in first round
Valimaki: Not drafted in first round
Vaakanainen: Not drafted in first round
Norris: Early top 10 pick
Thomas: Early top 10 pick
Chytil: Drafted in the middle of first round
Yamamoto: Late first round pick
Joseph: Not drafted in first round
Vesalainen: Not drafted in first round
Poehling: Not drafted in first round
Oettinger: Drafted in the middle of the first round
Frost: Not drafted in first round
Bowers: Not drafted in first round
Jokiharju: Drafted in the middle of the first round
Tolvanen: Drafted in late first round
Kostin: Not drafted in first round
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22$999,999,999$78,760,000$0$0$921,239,999
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Pettersson, Elias
$7,350,000$7,350,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
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Hischier, Nico
$7,250,000$7,250,000
C
UFA - 5
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Thomas, Robert
$2,800,000$2,800,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
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Chytil, Filip
$2,300,000$2,300,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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Suzuki, Nick
$7,875,000$7,875,000
C
UFA - 8
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Vilardi, Gabriel
$825,000$825,000
RW, C
RFA - 1
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Tolvanen, Eeli
$1,450,000$1,450,000
LW, RW
RFA - 2
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Norris, Joshua
$7,950,000$7,950,000
C
UFA - 8
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Necas, Martin
$3,000,000$3,000,000
RW
RFA - 2
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Rasmussen, Michael
$1,460,000$1,460,000
LW, C
UFA - 2
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Mittelstadt, Casey
$2,500,000$2,500,000
LW, C
RFA - 2
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Yamamoto, Kailer
$3,100,000$3,100,000
RW
RFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Heiskanen, Miro
$8,450,000$8,450,000
LD/RD
UFA - 7
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Makar, Cale
$9,000,000$9,000,000
RD
UFA - 5
Logo of the Dallas Stars
Oettinger, Jake
$4,000,000$4,000,000
G
RFA - 3
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
Välimäki, Juuso
$1,550,000$1,550,000
LD
RFA - 1
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
Jokiharju, Henri
$2,500,000$2,500,000
RD
RFA - 2
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
Brännström, Erik
$900,000$900,000
LD/RD, LW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Liljegren, Timothy
$1,400,000$1,400,000
RD
RFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
Tippett, Owen
$1,500,000$1,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights
Patrick, Nolan
$1,200,000$1,200,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Poehling, Ryan
$750,000$750,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
Vaakanainen, Urho
$850,000$850,000
LD/RD
RFA - 2
Taxi Squad
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Glass, Cody
$874,125$874,125 ($0$0$0$0)
C, RW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Los Angeles Kings
Andersson, Lias
$750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0)
C, LW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
Kostin, Klim
$750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0)
LW, RW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Bowers, Shane
$750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0)
C
RFA - 1
Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
Frost, Morgan
$800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0)
C
RFA - 1
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier
$825,000$825,000 ($0$0$0$0)
LD
RFA - 2
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Foote, Cal
$850,000$850,000 ($0$0$0$0)
RD
RFA - 1

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Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:41 p.m.
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Juiceman
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Jason Robertson???
Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:42 p.m.
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Right now hischier looks better than Pettersson.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:43 p.m.
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Quoting: Juiceman
Jason Robertson???


Not in the first round (players are only from the first round)
Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:44 p.m.
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Quoting: DefenseFirst
Right now hischier looks better than Pettersson.


Right now. I am basing this on every season after the draft
Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:44 p.m.
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Quoting: DefenseFirst
Right now hischier looks better than Pettersson.


Hardly. Have you seen Pettersson this season?
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Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:47 p.m.
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This draft is hardly the worst.

Dallas hit the jackpot in 2017. That alone makes it crazy.
There are a lot of really good players here though.
Hischier looks amazing this year.
Makar… generational dman.
Pettersson is turning it back around.
Necas is breaking out.
Suzuki is great.
Thomas, Norris, etc…
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Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:49 p.m.
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Hardly. Have you seen Pettersson this season?


Yup. Seen hischier too.

Hischier has scored more at 5 on 5. He’s one of the best defensive players in the league. He’s also one of the best face off guys while Pettersson is one of the worst. I don’t really think it’s a contest anymore.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:51 p.m.
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Quoting: DefenseFirst
Yup. Seen hischier too.


Which means at worst, they have been pretty similar this season. Pettersson a bit better offensively, Hischier a bit bigger defensively. Now take into consideration their entire career, Pettersson is over Hischier without question
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Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:52 p.m.
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Which means at worst, they have been pretty similar this season. Pettersson a bit better offensively, Hischier a bit bigger defensively. Now take into consideration their entire career, Pettersson is over Hischier without question


Pettersson might be better on the powerplay. And that’s it. Hischier is better offensively at 5 on 5, miles better defensively, and can actually take a face off.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:54 p.m.
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I believe 2017 was the year when the Sabres had the 5th worst record and then dropped to 8th because of vegas and the lottery. I guess it didn't matter. I don't trust that they would have picked somebody good at 5, and im pretty sure that necas and Suzuki would have been too much of a reach to reasonably see them reach at 8.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:57 p.m.
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I believe 2017 was the year when the Sabres had the 5th worst record and then dropped to 8th because of vegas and the lottery. I guess it didn't matter. I don't trust that they would have picked somebody good at 5, and im pretty sure that necas and Suzuki would have been too much of a reach to reasonably see them reach at 8.


i mean, pettersson went 5th
Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:58 p.m.
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i mean, pettersson went 5th


Botterill.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
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Botterill.


he drafted fairly well.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:02 p.m.
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Pettersson might be better on the powerplay. And that’s it. Hischier is better offensively at 5 on 5, miles better defensively, and can actually take a face off.

Pettersson has 0 powerplay goals. All his goals are at 5v5. Most of his points are at 5v5. As for facepffs, that is hardly that important in the grand scheme of things. Consider actually learning a bit about pettersson before making false claims
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Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:07 p.m.
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Going into 2017 everyone talked about it being such a weak draft. I think it’s turned out pretty solid. We got a good 10-12 guys as stars already in this league.

Whereas the cohorts before and after, 2016 and 2018, look weaker in retrospect.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:19 p.m.
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2012 draft was definitely the worst draft in recent memory.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:50 p.m.
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there is a place you can do this kind of thing much easier on this site
capfriendly.com/mock-draft
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Dec. 1, 2022 at 8:32 p.m.
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Pettersson might be better on the powerplay. And that’s it. Hischier is better offensively at 5 on 5, miles better defensively, and can actually take a face off.


Pettersson is much better offensively at 5v5 and he’s also better defensively. Faceoffs don’t matter, Hischier can have that I guess
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Dec. 1, 2022 at 8:34 p.m.
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The funny thing about this draft is that is that Colorado had the worst record and therefore the best chances for the lottery but lost on all 3 draws. By picking 4th overall they ended up with the best player anyways.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 8:50 p.m.
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2012 is way way worse
Dec. 1, 2022 at 9:27 p.m.
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Quoting: Lancebmx
The funny thing about this draft is that is that Colorado had the worst record and therefore the best chances for the lottery but lost on all 3 draws. By picking 4th overall they ended up with the best player anyways.


Same with the Canucks. Both the Avs and Canucks lost the draft lottery but ended up getting the best players
Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:18 p.m.
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Pettersson is much better offensively at 5v5 and he’s also better defensively. Faceoffs don’t matter, Hischier can have that I guess


It’s just kind of crazy how someone could make three statements that are so incorrect.
Hischier is miles better than Pettersson defensively. He’s one of the best in the league. That’s like saying crosby is a better powerplay goal scorer than ovechkin. No, he just isn’t.
Hischier is producing more offensively at 5 on 5. It is what it is.
Face offs are so incredibly important in the modern NHL.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:19 p.m.
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Pettersson has 0 powerplay goals. All his goals are at 5v5. Most of his points are at 5v5. As for facepffs, that is hardly that important in the grand scheme of things. Consider actually learning a bit about pettersson before making false claims


I’ve watched him a ton. Great player. Hischier has more points at even strength. It just is what it is.

Face offs not mattering is so delusional.
Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:30 p.m.
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It’s just kind of crazy how someone could make three statements that are so incorrect.
Hischier is miles better than Pettersson defensively. He’s one of the best in the league. That’s like saying crosby is a better powerplay goal scorer than ovechkin. No, he just isn’t.
Hischier is producing more offensively at 5 on 5. It is what it is.
Face offs are so incredibly important in the modern NHL.


primary 5v5 points

Pettersson: 13
Hischier: 10

EVD = even strength defense

It wasn't that hard to prove you wrong
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Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:53 p.m.
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primary 5v5 points

Pettersson: 13
Hischier: 10

EVD = even strength defense

It wasn't that hard to prove you wrong
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I think you’re the only person that’s going to make the defensive argument. Hischier is a legitimate selke candidate.

If you thinking some stat is going to prove defensive acumen, man, you’re missing a great sport. You should watch it some time.


So we’ve shifted to primary points only now? Seems like you’ve shifted the goal posts.
 
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