Yes, it's not 100% but no one expected that. However, one can see a clear tendency for a preference towards the original draft order. Had Lundqvist gone early in the first round, I bet he'd been higher up in the ranking. He had dominated in every other level. Including an NHL beefed up SEL and a highly competetive WCH. But the draft stigma remained. The same happend with Kronwall who was an absolute force in the AHL last season and impressed everyone in Detroit who actually saw him.
Meszaros strong play might have been a bit more under the radar.
I just thought this might amount into an interesting discussion.