LadyStanley
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From worst to first, ranking how each NHL team performs at...
Ranking 2011-2015 drafts. Looking at # of players who make it to NHL.
Criteria included:
Sharks #22 (of 30)
Ranking 2011-2015 drafts. Looking at # of players who make it to NHL.
Criteria included:
I decided to give a little more weight to teams that managed to draft star players, and if two teams were close in terms of our baseline numbers, I generally gave the nod to the one that had a higher hit rate on top 105 players.
By no means is this list perfect. A lot of this — the years selected, the degree of difficulty, the designation of key players — is subjective, as are most ranking pieces like this. You'll probably disagree with some of these, and that's great! We encourage critical thinking here at The Athletic, and I hope you'll take the time to leave a comment or two if you think any of my picks are egregious.
At the end of the day though, I think this gives a fair representation of which teams have most taken advantage of the draft recently.
Sharks #22 (of 30)