Which isn't a bad thing, but given he was picked 25th, it is kind of disappointing (if you want to say that being a 3rd -line NHLer is dissapointing
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There are top 5 picks that never developed into as much as 3rd liners. Getting an NHLer at 25 is doing good
Here's a list of the 25th overall picks from 1980 -2007
2007 Patrick White C Tri-City (USHL) Vancouver Canucks
2006 Patrik Berglund C Vasteras St. Louis Blues
2005 Andrew Cogliano C St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) Edmonton Oilers
2004 Rob Schremp C London Knights (OHL) Edmonton Oilers
2003 Anthony Stewart RW Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) Florida Panthers
2002 Cam Ward G Red Deer Rebels (WHL) Carolina Hurricanes
2001 Alexander Perezhogin RW Omsk Avangard (Russia) Montreal Canadiens
2000 Steve Ott C Windsor Spitfires (OHL) Dallas Stars
1999 Mikhail Kuleshov LW Cherepovets Severstal (Russia) Colorado Avalanche
1998 Jiri Fischer D Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) Detroit Red Wings
1997 Brenden Morrow LW Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) Dallas Stars
1996 Peter Ratchuk D Shattuck St. Mary's [Minn H.S.] Colorado Avalanche
1995 Marc Denis G Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) Colorado Avalanche
1994 Vadim Sharifijanov LW Ufa Salavat (Russia) New Jersey Devils
1993 Kevyn Adams C Miami University (Ohio) (NCAA) Boston Bruins
1992 Chad Penney LW North Bay Centennials (OHL) Ottawa Senators
1991 Eric Lavigne D Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) Washington Capitals
1990 Chris Simon LW Ottawa 67's (OHL) Philadelphia Flyers
1989 Dan Ratushny D Cornell University (NCAA) Winnipeg Jets
1988 Mark Major LW North Bay Centennials (OHL) Pittsburgh Penguins
1987 Stephane Matteau LW Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) Calgary Flames
1986 Dave Capuano LW Mount St. Charles H.S. (R.I.) Pittsburgh Penguins
1985 Troy Gamble G Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) Vancouver Canucks
1984 Todd Gill D Windsor Spitfires (OHL) Toronto Maple Leafs
1983 Lane Lambert RW Saskatoon Blades (WHL) Detroit Red Wings
1981 Kevin Griffin Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) Chicago Blackhawks
1980 Craig Muni