1988 Entry Draft - a look back

[Hawker14]

i ranked the players in order of who i'd prefer on my team, and the number in parenthesis is where they were originally drafted.

how would the NHL have been affected if the 1988 entry draft turned out as follows...?

1. Minnesota ......... Mike Modano (#1) 1101gp 458g 648a 1106pts 710pim 1.005ppg
2. Vancouver ......... Rob Blake (#70) 903gp 186g 400a 586pts 1235pim 0.649ppg
3. Quebec ......... Jeremy Roenick (#8) 1124gp 475g 645a 1120pts 1345 pim 0.996ppg
4. Pittsburgh ........ Mark Recchi (#67) 1173gp 456g 745a 1201pts 780pim 1.024ppg
5. Quebec ......... Teemu Selanne (#10) 879gp 452g 499a 951pts 335pim 1.082ppg
6. Toronto ........ Alexander Mogilny (#89) 956gp 461g 546a 1007pts 426pim 1.053ppg
7. Los Angeles ........ Rod Brind'Amour (#9) 1109gp 351g 560a 911pts 876pim 0.821ppg
8. Chicago ...... Trevor Linden (#2) 1161gp 349g 465a 814pts 831 pim 0.701ppg
9. St. Louis ....... Tony Amonte (#68) 1013gp 392g 436a 828pts 669pim 0.817ppg
10. Winnipeg ...... Curtis Leschyshyn (#3) 1033gp 47g 165 a 212pts 669pim 0.205ppg
11. Hartford ....... Keith Carney (#78) 798gp 38g 142a 180pts 742pim 0.226ppg
12. New Jersey .......Valeri Kamensky (#129) 637gp 200g 301a 501pts 383pim 0.786ppg
13. Buffalo ........ Sean Hill (#167) 682gp 57g 187a 244pts 786pim 0.358ppg
14. Philadelphia ..... Martin Gelinas (#7) 1052gp 269g 286a 555pts 684pim 0.528ppg
15. Washington ...... Dmitri Khristich (#120) 811gp 259g 338a 597pts 422pim 0.736ppg
16. NY Islanders ....... Joe Juneau (#81) 828gp 156g 416a 572pts 272pim 0.691ppg
17. Detroit ....... Bret Hedican (#198) 798gp 47g 187a 234pts 693pim 0.293ppg
18. Boston ....... Stephane Fiset (#24) 390gp 164-153-44 3.07gaa 16so .899save%
19. Edmonton ....... Tie Domi (#27) 943gp 99g 130a 229pts 3406pim 0.243ppg
20. Montreal ....... Marty McInnis (#163) 796gp 170g 250a 420pts 330pim 0.528ppg
21. Calgary ...... Steve Heinze (#60) 694gp 178g 158a 336pts 379pim 0.484ppg

Would Quebec have won a Cup, or two, prior to relocating to Denver, with Roenick and Selanne on the team ? Would they still have relocated ?

Would Vancouver have won the Cup in '94 with Blake on their team ?

Would Toronto have won the Cup in '93 with Mogilny on their team ?

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[wedge]

I don't remember if Blake was that good in 94... But I think they would have.. The series was very close and the 7th game was a close one too... definitely, Blake would probably have helped.

But Mogilny in 93? I don't think so. Sure he was a great scorer, but the chemistry between him and Lafontaine was huge. Mogilny has never been as good as he was with Lafontaine.

Even if Mogilny would have been a 60 goal-scorer, there was something magical surrounding the habs in these playoffs. They really would have won it anyway.

 

[uzziman]

Would Vancouver have won the Cup in '94 with Blake on their team ?

Its tough to say. Trevor Linden was the captain and brought so much to the team, I don't know if Blake could have meant the same thing to that playoff run as Trev