I'm looking for guys who, up until they were drafted (not in post-draft years, pre-draft only) had nothing but poor seasons in the CHL in terms of offensive production, but who became very good NHLers. Looking for reasonably recent examples, let's say only guys drafted from the mid 90s onwards. For example:
Shea Weber
Best CHL season pre-draft: 02/03, 2 goals, 18 points in 70 WHL games
Best NHL season to date: 08/09, 23 goals, 53 points in 81 NHL games
Milan Lucic
Best CHL season pre-draft: 05/06, 9 goals, 19 points in 62 WHL games
Best NHL season to date: 10/11, 30 goals, 59 points in 73 NHL games (and counting)
Also, is there any specific common trait to look for? Both of these guys are huge/strong, and good skaters for their size with big shots, but 2 guys is not a large sample size, let's get some more.
Shea Weber
Best CHL season pre-draft: 02/03, 2 goals, 18 points in 70 WHL games
Best NHL season to date: 08/09, 23 goals, 53 points in 81 NHL games
Milan Lucic
Best CHL season pre-draft: 05/06, 9 goals, 19 points in 62 WHL games
Best NHL season to date: 10/11, 30 goals, 59 points in 73 NHL games (and counting)
Also, is there any specific common trait to look for? Both of these guys are huge/strong, and good skaters for their size with big shots, but 2 guys is not a large sample size, let's get some more.