The Coyotes may not have many of their own players on the roster, but there are plenty of Coyotes draftees sprinkled about the league. I'm guessing we're somewhere around 15 or 16.
Keep in mind, this list doesn't take QUALITY of player into account. Any player with 100 games gets on the list. Wayne Primeau = Nicklas Lidstrom = Peter Forsberg = Stephane Yelle.
That's what I'm asking --- what NHLers from Minny's two drafts are currently playing? Gaborik and ... ?
The CBJ have Klesla, Johnson, and Leclaire (off the top of my head) logging major TOI, from those two classes.
Marian Gaborik (franchise player), Nick Schultz (2-3 d-man), Pierre Marc-Bouchard (2nd liner), Mikko Koivu (two-way 2nd liner), Brent Burns (improving d-man, still developing but flashes are a good d-man to come) , Patrick O'Sullivan (now with the Kings, awesome young player) Josh Harding (great albeit short appearance in the NHL) Stephane Veillex (3rd-4th liner, average player), Derek Boogaard (our lovable teddy bear),
I say thats a pretty good job in their few years in the NHL, wouldn't you say?
Most of those though are first or second rounders with only two being below the 3rd round. Not that great...
I think, personally, if you do great in the 1st and 2nd round, its a good draft. But its always nice to get the cool 7th rounder gem but that is when EXCEPTIONAL drafting comes in but I think the Wild has done a good job.
I mean, we can't ALL be like the Wings with Datsyuk and Zetterberg can we?