IggyFan12
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- Jul 26, 2010
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If this has allready been done then please excuse this thread but I was wondering if you ranked from 1981- 2010 the #1 draft pick how they would rank. Some players are still in the middle of their careers so you could gage based on play so far, I know it would not be accurate but you can use your judgement how you think the rest of their career will play out. Here is what I think the rankings should look like:
1) Mario Lemieux- An easy choice
2) Sidney Crosby- Allready has a Stanley Cup, Hart trophy, Richard, Ross and Olympic gold medal.
3) Alex Ovechkin- Has put up points like Crosby but hasnt won any team awards yet.
4)Mike Modano- A very consistant player for his whole career has a Stanley Cup and has over 1300 points.
5)Dale Hawerchuk- Over 500 goals and 1400 points in his career playing for some very bad teams. If he was drafter by a team like the Oilers or Flames in the 80s his point totals and team success would be alot higher.
6)Mats Sundin- Face of the Leafs franchise had some good playoff runs never won a Stanley Cup
7) Vincent Lecavalier- Numbers slightly less impressive than Thorntons during the regular season but in the Playoffs he has won a Stanley Cup.
8) Joe Thornton - Great Regular season numbers poor playoff showings
9) Ilya Kovalchuk- See above
10) Steven Stamkos - A star in the making could go as high as 4th if he continues to score at the pass he is going at.
11) Eric Lindros - Started off great then ended with a whimper
12) Pierre Turgeon - Had a pretty solid career reaching over 1300 points and 500 goals.
13) Rick Nash- Has led the league in scoring once and has won a gold medal with Canada but has never had team success.
14) Owen Nolan - Very similar to Nash but never led the league in goals and had very little team success in the playoffs.
15) Marc- Andre Fleury - Has won a gold medal and Stanley Cup has been very inconsistant.
16) Wendel Clark - A heart and soul guy every team needs
17) Patrick Kane - Has skill and is still very young this is a star in the making
18) John Tavares - Once the Islanders get some players to build around he will explode look at how he played at the World Championships.
19) Taylor Hall - Still early to tell but I think hes going to be a star.
20) Rick Dipietro - Injuries has hurt this once cant miss prospect, Islanders should have kept Luongo.
21) Ed Jovanovski- A solid blue liner for several seasons hasnt had the WOW factor scouts were hoping for.
22) Roman Hamrlik- See above
23) Joe Murphy - A solid career
24) Chris Phillips - A rock steady D-man who has been to a cup final
25) Erik Johnson - Could be a star or the next Hamrlik still to early to tell
26) Bryan Berard - Injuries again ruined this player
27) Brian Lawton - One of the worst draft decisions was to take him instead of Yzerman.
28) Gord Kluzak - Dont know much about his career
29) Alexander Daigle - One of the worst #1 draft picks ever
30) Patrik Stefan - A complete bust in every sence of the word.
1) Mario Lemieux- An easy choice
2) Sidney Crosby- Allready has a Stanley Cup, Hart trophy, Richard, Ross and Olympic gold medal.
3) Alex Ovechkin- Has put up points like Crosby but hasnt won any team awards yet.
4)Mike Modano- A very consistant player for his whole career has a Stanley Cup and has over 1300 points.
5)Dale Hawerchuk- Over 500 goals and 1400 points in his career playing for some very bad teams. If he was drafter by a team like the Oilers or Flames in the 80s his point totals and team success would be alot higher.
6)Mats Sundin- Face of the Leafs franchise had some good playoff runs never won a Stanley Cup
7) Vincent Lecavalier- Numbers slightly less impressive than Thorntons during the regular season but in the Playoffs he has won a Stanley Cup.
8) Joe Thornton - Great Regular season numbers poor playoff showings
9) Ilya Kovalchuk- See above
10) Steven Stamkos - A star in the making could go as high as 4th if he continues to score at the pass he is going at.
11) Eric Lindros - Started off great then ended with a whimper
12) Pierre Turgeon - Had a pretty solid career reaching over 1300 points and 500 goals.
13) Rick Nash- Has led the league in scoring once and has won a gold medal with Canada but has never had team success.
14) Owen Nolan - Very similar to Nash but never led the league in goals and had very little team success in the playoffs.
15) Marc- Andre Fleury - Has won a gold medal and Stanley Cup has been very inconsistant.
16) Wendel Clark - A heart and soul guy every team needs
17) Patrick Kane - Has skill and is still very young this is a star in the making
18) John Tavares - Once the Islanders get some players to build around he will explode look at how he played at the World Championships.
19) Taylor Hall - Still early to tell but I think hes going to be a star.
20) Rick Dipietro - Injuries has hurt this once cant miss prospect, Islanders should have kept Luongo.
21) Ed Jovanovski- A solid blue liner for several seasons hasnt had the WOW factor scouts were hoping for.
22) Roman Hamrlik- See above
23) Joe Murphy - A solid career
24) Chris Phillips - A rock steady D-man who has been to a cup final
25) Erik Johnson - Could be a star or the next Hamrlik still to early to tell
26) Bryan Berard - Injuries again ruined this player
27) Brian Lawton - One of the worst draft decisions was to take him instead of Yzerman.
28) Gord Kluzak - Dont know much about his career
29) Alexander Daigle - One of the worst #1 draft picks ever
30) Patrik Stefan - A complete bust in every sence of the word.