Most controversial draft picks
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Rick Dipietro going 1st overall to the Islanders. Controversial because he was the first goalie to ever go 1st overall I believe, but more so because Mad Mike traded Luongo for the pick, when Luongo was obviously further along in his development and ready to start winning hockey games.
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taking a 3rd round draft pick to not draft Joffrey Lupul would make Scott Upshall a controversial pick in my book
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bobby clarke
bobby clarke... taken in the 2nd round despite 1st round talent and profile because of his diabetes.
bobby clarke... taken in the 2nd round despite 1st round talent and profile because of his diabetes.
Keith Tkachuk - 1st rounder despite being a raw and unproven American high-school kid
Jay Bouwmeester - Taken 3rd overall despite being pimped to go 1st overall uncontested since the age of 15 - 16
The Sedins - Brothers taken top 3 in the same draft
Mogilny - Fourth round when Soviets weren't allowed to come
The other good ones have already been said
Jay Bouwmeester - Taken 3rd overall despite being pimped to go 1st overall uncontested since the age of 15 - 16
The Sedins - Brothers taken top 3 in the same draft
Mogilny - Fourth round when Soviets weren't allowed to come
The other good ones have already been said
Mario Lemieux.
He wanted more money and refused to shake hands or put on the jersey when picked.
He wanted more money and refused to shake hands or put on the jersey when picked.
Ogopogo said:
And because New Jersey and Pittsburgh were both tanking the season to get him. One example way there is a lottery now. There were others too, closer to when the lottery was initiated
J.J. Daigneault and Drake Berehowsky, in their respective draft years, showing up at the draft on crutches...you should see the look on the local media's face, priceless...
The whole Pavel Bure is he eligible or not eligible and the arbitrator's ruling on it.
Petr Svoboda, the mystery man the Canadiens produced out of nowhere at the Forum...they had him hidden away so no one else could get to him.
Brian Burke making like a chessmaster to make the Sedin thing happen.
Mario not putting on the Pens' sweater in 84 was huge...
St. Louis not drafting at all one year...
Craig Simpson sending a letter to the Leafs saying not to draft him...
Nilsson-Parise (WHAMMO!!!!)
like someone else said, the DiPietro saga
The whole Pavel Bure is he eligible or not eligible and the arbitrator's ruling on it.
Petr Svoboda, the mystery man the Canadiens produced out of nowhere at the Forum...they had him hidden away so no one else could get to him.
Brian Burke making like a chessmaster to make the Sedin thing happen.
Mario not putting on the Pens' sweater in 84 was huge...
St. Louis not drafting at all one year...
Craig Simpson sending a letter to the Leafs saying not to draft him...
Nilsson-Parise (WHAMMO!!!!)
like someone else said, the DiPietro saga
PM Bouchard, small center going to a defensive team
Brent Burns, unknown RW converted from defense...
Brent Burns, unknown RW converted from defense...
Doug Wickenhieser instead of Savard
Ottawa's GM hinting at tanking to get Daigle. Daigle's contract.
Buffalo drafting Jiri Dudacek
Bowman drafting Phil Housley out of high school
Steve Kelly over Shane Doan.
Ottawa's GM hinting at tanking to get Daigle. Daigle's contract.
Buffalo drafting Jiri Dudacek
Bowman drafting Phil Housley out of high school
Steve Kelly over Shane Doan.
DoobieDoobieDo said:
How are either one of those controversal exactly? When I think 'most controversal draft picks ever' PM Bouchard and Brent Burns don't exactly come to mind.
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Many great ones have been named but my all-time favorite:
When the Sabres drafted Taro Tsujimoto.
Taro
When the Sabres drafted Taro Tsujimoto.
Taro kmad said:
This is pure nonsense. There were 5 elite players that year who were head and shoulders above everyone else., Jagr was one and everyone knew he would go in the top 5. The only question was where. He fell to the "bottom" because of the possibility of military service, but he was sure to be picked where he was if not higher.
kmad said:
The responding here must be under 10 years old. They obviously don't know about the real controversies:
1980: Montreal picking Doug Wickenhauser over Denis Sevard. People in Montreal wents nuts that the Canadiens would pick and English player over the next big French star. But the Canadiens management went with the big guy over the little guy.
1983 The North stars out of nowhere use the first overall on Brian Lawton, a relatively unknown US high school player. They pass on he the obvious picks of LaFontaine, Turgeon, and Yzerman. Even at the time most people though it a horrible mistake.
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J-Bo should have gone 1st overall. But Dudley swap pick with Columbus for a chance to swap pick with Columbus again in 2003 draft. But before everything Dudley send a couple of picks to Atlanta first to secure that Atlanta would not pick J-Bo. So all in all, nobody could draft J-Bo beside the Panthers.
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The vast majority of GM's would have made the same decision and if they didn't go with Wickenhieser they would have gone with Babych. Others would have gone with Murphy or Coffey ahead of Savard.Hasbro said:
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Vlad The Impaler said:Many great ones have been named but my all-time favorite:
When the Sabres drafted Taro Tsujimoto.
Between this post and the Bonsignore form letter... you're killin' me. Writing up the same post first. I feel just like that guy who was in second place. Oh wait, "nobody remembers who came in 2nd."
You da man!
Patrick O'Sullivan - Letting the kid sit in the chair for almost the full first 2 rounds. Insanity.
All of which would have been better choices. The fans sure had a favorite.Psycho Joe said:
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