Bleacher Report 10 Biggest Draft Busts

[Pourinthecoal]

I was just flipping through B/R 10 biggest draft busts since 2000 this morning and a strange trend emerged: Out of the ten players on the list (none drafted by the Oil), three of them were eventually signed by the Oilers in the last few years. These included Cam Barker (3rd overall), Benoit Pouliot (4th overall), and Gilbert Brule (6th overall).

Between their professional and amateur scouts, it appears there is a trend developing:
- Amateur scouts botch picks past the first round (more resource value placed on first round picks)
-All first rounders rushed into the big show
-Pro scouts follow this same idea - regardless of performance a first round pick carries more weight than their pro performance

Basically the logic is if they had potential before getting drafted and busted in the big show, the Oilers will find the magic again in these guys. It's amazing the arrogance of thinking they can take these players and make them serviceable, considering they don't have a single example of this happening.

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[Pourinthecoal]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...est-draft-busts-in-the-nhl-since-2000/page/10

FYI link

 

[ManofSteel55]

I don't like the list. Can a guy really be considered a bust if his career is derailed by injuries like DP's? I'm also not sure how Pouliot can be listed ahead of guys who flat out never made an NHL career like Filatov, Hamill, etc.

Just my opinion I guess.

Barker should be number 1.The guy had one season as an effective NHL'er, and was touted as the next superstar defenseman.

 

[voxel]

NHL teams AND fans overrate draft pedigree. Ooooh look... he's a first rounder and not at results and progression.

 

[GordonGecko]

- regardless of performance a first round pick carries more weight than their pro performance

interesting theory, I think you might be on to something for some GMs like MacTavish and Bob Gainey

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Kind of a lazy list to be honest.

Brendl?
Jessiman?
Sheppard?

 

[Pourinthecoal]

No doubt it's a lazy list, but brought my attention to the fact that they sign so many busted high draft picks. I thought Brule and Barker were the only ones, but Colton Teubert was a relatively high pick they acquired that contributed nothing.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

No doubt it's a lazy list, but brought my attention to the fact that they sign so many busted high draft picks. I thought Brule and Barker were the only ones, but Colton Teubert was a relatively high pick they acquired that contributed nothing.

Yeah for sure, I don't know that I see Pouliot as a traditional bust, he's a bust for position taken, but he's still an NHL player.

 

[sepHF]

Pouliot is a fine player, i guess his offense is underwhelming for a 4th overall but he's far from a bust.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

pouliot is a good NHLer. not his fault where he was drafted

 

[McGoMcD]

pouliot is a good NHLer. not his fault where he was drafted

any player that is an effective NHL player shouldn't be on the all time bust list. There are plenty of top 5 picks that aren't even in the NHL.

 

[McShogun99]

There are numerous 4th overall picks that have been less effective then Pouliot. Hickey, Brendl, Volchov are just a few. Brule or Barker shouldn't be on that list either since there are numerous players drafted in the top 6 that had zero NHL career.

 

[McGoMcD]

Really surprised not to see Daigle on the list. He was similar to Dipiertro really, good start of their career but completely feel of the tracks by the time they were 22.

 

[OiledUp]

NHL teams AND fans overrate draft pedigree. Ooooh look... he's a first rounder and not at results and progression.

Yeah the idea that draft pedigree holds ANY value is odd and quite silly. The second the draft is over it's completely pointless.

 

[Suxnet]

Really surprised not to see Daigle on the list. He was similar to Dipiertro really, good start of their career but completely feel of the tracks by the time they were 22.

It's only top busts from 2000 and later.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

not that great of a list. Pouliot isn't a bust he's a legit NHL player

 

[rboomercat90]

Really surprised not to see Daigle on the list. He was similar to Dipiertro really, good start of their career but completely feel of the tracks by the time they were 22.

How can any legitimate list of NHL draft busts not include Alexandre Daigle? When somebody mentions draft busts to me it's his picture that comes to mind. Bleacher Report needs to focus on sports they actually know something about.

 

[stratedge]

"Draft Pedigree"

If you've been around a while, it was one of those infamous Oilers GM catch phrases.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

Daigle had a decent little late career resurgence in Minnesota. Takes a two years off and leads Minnesota in scoring in 03-04.

 

[Broilers]

Daigle had a decent little late career resurgence in Minnesota. Takes a two years off and leads Minnesota in scoring in 03-04.

Yakopov may have same type of career.

 

[TheRebuild]

Yakopov may have same type of career.

To do that, he'll need to have a good season first.

 

[RangerBlues]

Ricky the goalie for life had a body made of egg shells.
Concussions, bad hips, bad knees.
When healthy, he was spectacular to watch.
He was the real deal.

He does not belong on this list

 

[KlimasLoveChild]

Bonsignore
Kelly

Just a couple relics from my oilers all time list

 

[The Human Torch]

Really surprised not to see Daigle on the list. He was similar to Dipiertro really, good start of their career but completely feel of the tracks by the time they were 22.

How can any legitimate list of NHL draft busts not include Alexandre Daigle? When somebody mentions draft busts to me it's his picture that comes to mind. Bleacher Report needs to focus on sports they actually know something about.

When the list is "top draft busts since 2000" and Daigle was drafted in 1993 it's pretty easy to see why he wasn't included.

Helps if you actually, y'know, read the article.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Well, Yakupov is a legit NHLer in what is proving to be a very weak draft year. Albeit his skills are very raw, but he will have a career, and with proper coaching and tutelage he can still turn it around like many before him.

Dipietro wasn't a bust. I considered him to be a Top-10 NHL starting goalie for 3 years leading up to his injury.

#1 Bust for me will always be Scott Scisson.
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1990e.html


One of the Deepest drafts in NHL history and the Oilers walked away with NO PLAYERS ever having played a single game.