sonnytheman
Registered User
I guess its true what they say after a player is drafted..."in 5 years...".
The draft 5 years ago was the 1998 draft, let's see the players breaking out who came out from that draft:
Alex Tanguay................................ (3rd in league scoring)
Mike Ribeiro .................................. (61 pts, leads team in scoring)
Michael Ryder................................ (22 goals, 57 pts, 2nd in team scoring)
Pavel Datsyuk ............................... (25 goals, 61 pts, 2nd in team scoring)
Mark Bell ..................................... (20 goals, 2nd in team scoring)
Mike Van Ryn ............................... (33 pts....2nd in team scoring!)
Jonathan Cheechoo ...................... (25 goals)
Brian Gionta ............................... (19 goals)
Andrew Raycroft ........................... (25 wins, .929 %, 1.97 gaa)
Trent Hunter ................................ (24 goals, 47 pts, leads team in scoring)
And to a smaller extent (as far as breaking out):
Rico Fata
Manny Malhotra
Josef Vasicek
This proves that patience is key....next year I expect the 1999 draft class to bust a move.
The draft 5 years ago was the 1998 draft, let's see the players breaking out who came out from that draft:
Alex Tanguay................................ (3rd in league scoring)
Mike Ribeiro .................................. (61 pts, leads team in scoring)
Michael Ryder................................ (22 goals, 57 pts, 2nd in team scoring)
Pavel Datsyuk ............................... (25 goals, 61 pts, 2nd in team scoring)
Mark Bell ..................................... (20 goals, 2nd in team scoring)
Mike Van Ryn ............................... (33 pts....2nd in team scoring!)
Jonathan Cheechoo ...................... (25 goals)
Brian Gionta ............................... (19 goals)
Andrew Raycroft ........................... (25 wins, .929 %, 1.97 gaa)
Trent Hunter ................................ (24 goals, 47 pts, leads team in scoring)
And to a smaller extent (as far as breaking out):
Rico Fata
Manny Malhotra
Josef Vasicek
This proves that patience is key....next year I expect the 1999 draft class to bust a move.