DaveG
Noted Jerk
f*** it. I've talked about doing this for a while and this f***ing virus finally has me at the point where this is a good time. So here it is, and I'm sure this particular poll is going to spark some debate because f*** it, if there's anything that heats us up when talking hockey it's in talking about just how much we suck.
So here's the criteria I'm working with here, you don't necessarily have to follow:
1 - how hyped was the prospect? (IE: not all first round picks are created equal, a guy that was hyped with multiple award potential that turned into a middling player could be seen as more disappointing to me than a random mid 1st rounder that never pans out)
2 - how was their career with the team?
3 - the "oh of course that's how that would go" factor: who was selected within a reasonable vicinity (say the next 5 picks for skaters or the next 2-3 goalies off the board). Bonus if the guy taken after was a prospect the armchair GMs loved that year (IE: Tatar)
4 - were there any mitigating circumstances that short-circuited their career? (IE: major injuries before they even really reach the show)
Bonus - was there anything the prospect did that just really stood out to ruin their own chances?
some standout candidates for me:
Igor Knyazev
Nikos Tselios
Jeff Heerema
Zach Boychuk
Zac Dalpe
Philippe Paradis
guys I'm not going to consider:
Anyone drafted in the last 5 drafts unless they have done something REALLY spectacularly stupid to derail their career. So Fleury and Ned? You're fair game, though I doubt either makes my list. Whereas Goat and Bean? you get a reprieve for now. Whether or not you want to consider them is up to you, but any obvious "not enough time" selections (IE: Ryan Suzuki) I'll be dismissing right out.
Going to do top 10 list from people and post cumulative results similar to how we do for the top prospects pool.
So here's the criteria I'm working with here, you don't necessarily have to follow:
1 - how hyped was the prospect? (IE: not all first round picks are created equal, a guy that was hyped with multiple award potential that turned into a middling player could be seen as more disappointing to me than a random mid 1st rounder that never pans out)
2 - how was their career with the team?
3 - the "oh of course that's how that would go" factor: who was selected within a reasonable vicinity (say the next 5 picks for skaters or the next 2-3 goalies off the board). Bonus if the guy taken after was a prospect the armchair GMs loved that year (IE: Tatar)
4 - were there any mitigating circumstances that short-circuited their career? (IE: major injuries before they even really reach the show)
Bonus - was there anything the prospect did that just really stood out to ruin their own chances?
some standout candidates for me:
Igor Knyazev
Nikos Tselios
Jeff Heerema
Zach Boychuk
Zac Dalpe
Philippe Paradis
guys I'm not going to consider:
Anyone drafted in the last 5 drafts unless they have done something REALLY spectacularly stupid to derail their career. So Fleury and Ned? You're fair game, though I doubt either makes my list. Whereas Goat and Bean? you get a reprieve for now. Whether or not you want to consider them is up to you, but any obvious "not enough time" selections (IE: Ryan Suzuki) I'll be dismissing right out.
Going to do top 10 list from people and post cumulative results similar to how we do for the top prospects pool.