Of the last 5 drafts...

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McMatty

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2004:
14 G Devan Dubnyk - I think he will make a great goalie.
25 C Rob Schremp - Definatly looking for him to make it full time.
44 D Roman Tesliuk - don't know.
57 L Geoff Paukovich - don't know.
112 L Liam Reddox - shows most of the skills necessary to make it.

2003:
22 C Marc-Antoine Pouliot - injuries could hold him back, but otherwise, seems to be a surefire NHLer.
51 R Colin McDonald - seems to be developing well.
68 L Jean-Francois Jacques - we shall see.
72 Mishail Joukov - I don't know.
94 R Zach Stortini - I think he might be great. Speed might hold him back though.

2002:
15 C Jesse Niinimaki - he could be a real hit/miss type guy. Either he's going to be great in the NHL, or he's going to flop and stay in Finland for his career.
31 G Jeff Deslauriers - I'm so bad at judging whether or not a goalie is good enough to make it, but he seems to have the tools to get there.
36 R Jarret Stoll - already a regular.
44 Matt Greene - very likely candidate for the NHL.
79 Brock Radunske - seems to have good potential, but who knows.
106 Ivan Koltsov - who knows if he ever crosses the pond.
111 C Jonas Almtorp - don't think he will make it to the NHL.

2001:
13 L Ales Hemsky - NHL regular.
43 L Doug Lynch - looks to be pushing for a spot on the roster now. I can't see him spending his career in the AHL.
52 Ed Caron - might also spend most of his career in the minors.
84 D Kenny Smith - might spend his career in the minors.


2000:
17 Alexei Mikhnov - if/when he makes it to North America, I look for him to be pretty damn good (ie: not a career AHLer).
35 C Brad Winchester - needs to piece things together to make it to the NHL. Could very well toil in the AHL for quite some time.
83 D Alexander Lyubimov - may never cross the pond.
113 C Lou Dickenson - who? :help:
 

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I can't name five, but Ivan Huml will be and Kutlak was(left for Europe.)
 
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X-SHARKIE

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Miroslav Zalesak.....For the Sharks...he was 3rd in the AHL in scoring last year....He has all the tools to be a dangerous player in the NHL, and he always shows it upon his first game when he gets the call up....but then he fades...Could go back to Slovakia though for good.
 

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2000
25 C Steve Ott- NHL regular
60 G Dan Ellis- Turco's backup whenever the NHL starts again
68 C Joel Lundqvist- Career AHLer, skating isnt good enough
91 F Alexei Tereschenko- Wont ever cross the pond, IMO
123 Vadim Khomitsky- Who?

2001
26 G Jason Bacashihua- Should be solid for St. Louis down the line
70 C Yared Hagos- 3rd line center in the making, 2 years away
92 F Anthony Aquino- Career AHLer
126 L Daniel Volrab- Probably wont make it

2002
26 D Martin Vagner- No chance
32 L Janos Vas- Injured the past 2 seasons, too hard to tell
34 G Tobias Stephan- Highest upside of all our goalie prospects, should make it
42 F Marius Holtet- Great offensive talent, no defensive skill, might make it
43 D Trevor Daley- NHL regular when the NHL comes back
78 D Geoff Waugh- Wont make it
110 F Jarkko A. Immonen- Good talent, small chance to make it

2003
33 R Loui Eriksson- Star in the making, 1st liner 3 or 4 years from now, IMO
36 R Vojtech Polak- HUGE upside, probably wont make it
54 R B.J Crombeen- Has all the tools to make it as a 3rd/4th liner
99 D Matt Nickerson- Should make it as a goon at worst, solid defensive guy at best
134 F Alexander Naurov- Good talent, needs to get out of Russia to get icetime

2004
28 D Mark Fistric- On his way to being a solid #3/4 guy
34 D Johan Fransson- Top 2 d-man in the making, especially on the PP
52 F Raymond Sawada- Sounds kind of like Morrow, probably wont make it
56 D Nicklas Grossman- might make it as a #5/6 d-man
86 L John Lammers- Good talent, has a shot to make it a ways down the road
104 R Fredrik Naslund- No clue about this guy
 

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2004
2 Malkin: He'll be at least a second line center IMO.
31 Salmonsson: NHLer
61 Goligoski: career AHLer
67 Nick Johnson: Career AHLer

2003
1 Fleury: #1 goalie
32 Stone: 3rd line center
70 Filewich: AHLer
73 Carcillo: AHLer
121 Bissonnette: Top 6 d-man

2002
5 Whitney: top 4 D-man at least
35 Nemec: 6/7th d-man
69 Christensen: AHLer
101 Fernholm: top 6 D-man

2001
21 Armstrong: Checking line agitator/ career AHLer
54 Welch: top 4 D-man
86 Drew Fata: AHLer
96 Rouleau: AHLer
120 Surovy: 2nd line sniper
131 Ben Eaves: 2nd line playmaker

2000
18 Brooks Orpik: top pairing D-man
52 Shane Endicott: Checking line center/career AHLer
124 Michel Ouelett: AHLer
146 Koci: AHLer
 
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Big McLargehuge

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I'm not doing the past draft since it's kinda unfair to say Alex Goligoski is going to be a career AHLer when he hasn't even played a collegiate game yet...

1999
18 R Konstantin Koltsov- NHL 2nd/3rd line forward
51 F Matt Murley- NHL 3rd line forward
57 D Jeremy Van Hoof- out of organization; career ECHLer
86 G Sebastien Caron- NHL back-up
115 F Ryan Malone- NHL Top 6 forward

2000
18 D Brooks Orpik- Besides being a God he's already an everyday NHLer...
52 C Shane Endicott- Should make it in the NHL as an average 3rd liner/good 4th liner.
84 G Peter Hamerlik- The guy played for 3 ECHL franchises and a AHL team last year...not in the Penguins organization. ECHL goalie.
124 R Michel Ouellet- I personally don't feel his game will translate too well into the NHL. Very good career AHLer.

2001
21 R Colby Armstrong- NHL 3rd liner
54 D Noah Welch- NHL defenseman
86 D Drew Fata- Career AHLer
96 D Alexandre Rouleau- Career AHLer
120 L Tomas Surovy- NHL 2nd liner
131 F Ben Eaves- NHL 2nd/3rd liner

2002
5 D Ryan Whitney- NHL defenseman
35 D Ondrej Nemec- NHL fringe defenseman
69 C Erik Christensen- Career AHLer. Monster potential in the AHL but just too soft for the NHL.
101 R Daniel Fernholm- NHL fringe defenseman

2003
1 G Marc-Andre Fleury- Franchise goaltender
32 C Ryan Stone- NHL 3rd liner
70 R Jonathan Filewich- NHL 3rd/4th liner
73 L Daniel Carcillo- NHL 3rd/4th liner
121 D Paul Bissonnette- NHL defenseman
 

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2000:

3 Marian Gaborik- Franchise player, top 6 forward
33 Nick Schultz- already playing, top 4 defenseman
99 Marc Cavosie- has the tools but could use some work, if he doesn't start showing potential soon though he'll be an AHLer, top 9 forward
132 Maxim Sushinski- Awesome Russian player that didn't adapt well to NHL hockey, crossed the pond as soon as he got over here. Failure


2001

6 Mikko Koivu- Everything is there, good bet to be an NHL player after the lockout, top 9 forward
36 Kyle Wanvig- Time is running out for him to make the squad. More than likely be a good AHLer to borderline NHLer if he doesn't make it after this year. Checking forward/top 6 AHLer
74 Chris Heid- Could end up being a top 6 defenseman but only time will tell. Could end up being like Reitz or could end up being like Michalek. Top 7 defenseman/AHLer
93 Stephane Veilleux- Already made it. Checking forward

2002

8 Pierre Marc Bouchard- made it but the size isn't there. Could fade if he doesn't adjust to the NHL and could be an AHL regular. Top 6 Forward/Career AHLer
38 Josh Harding- very, very unharold goaltender for the Wild. Just starting in the AHL, and at worst backup in the NHL. Franchise goaltender/backup
72 Mike Erickson- injuries plagued him but there is still some upside. Probably be an AHLer. Top 9 winger/Career AHLer, out of hockey
73 Barry Brust- With the Kings now but probably will be a 3rd goaltender on most teams. Career AHLer

2003

20 Brent Burns- Top 3 defenseman on the Wild...unless they move him back to right wing and then I could see him stuck in the AHL. Defense: Top 4, RW: Checking Forward/Career AHLer
56 Patrick O'Sullivan- Top 6 forward for the Wild, could be similiar to Schremp... Franchise Player/Top 9
78 Dan Irmen- Should make it, had a good year with the Golden Gophs. Top 9/Checking Winger
157 Marcin Kolusz- Um where the hell did he go? Had a horrible season with the Giants, don't expect him to even try out for camp. Failure, Euro player

2004

12 AJ Thelen- Top 3 defenseman for the Wild...Top 3 defenseman/top 7 defenseman
42 Roman Voloshenko- Could end up being a top 6 forward for the Wild. Top 6 forward/Top 9 forward
78 Peter Olvecky- Nothing about him...???
79 Clayton Stoner- I think he'll be similiar to Mitchell but a bit bigger, top 6 defenseman/career AHLer
111 Ryan Jones- Nothing about him either
114 Patrick Bordeleau- I believe he's out with an injury but could end up being a good checking forward. Top 9/Checking Forward
117 Julien Sprunger- Really, really quiet but awesome SWISS player. I'm rooting for this guy to go all the way. Could be a top 6 winger or a checking winger...Top 6/Checking
 

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For the Habs, Locke, Urquhart, Linhart, Danny Stewart all were 2nd or 4th round picks that I could see being AHLers for good. Mike Komisarek as well. just kidding.
 

Prucha73

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Is he basically asking to name 5 busts from each of the last 5 years?
 

NYRangers

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2004
6 Al Montoya - Top 10 goalie
19 Lauri Korpikoski - 2nd liner or 3rd line speedster
36 Darin Olver - Possible top 6
48 Dane Byers - Brink depth player
51 Bruce Graham - Sleeper pick, big project, decent potential
60 Brandon Dubinsky - Sleeper Pick
73 Zdenek Bahensky - Sleeper
80 Billy Ryan - We'll see after his Freshman year at Maine
127 Ryan Callahan - Long Shot
135 Roman Psurny - Long Shot
169 Jordan Foote - Long Shot
247 Jonathan Paiement - Long Shot
266 Jakub Petruzalek - Long Shot

2003
12 Hugh Jessiman - High risk, high reward
50 Ivan Baranka - Possible top 4
75 Ken Roche - Possible Low-end Impact Player
122 Corey Potter - Very Long Shot
149 Nigel Dawes - Coming along nicely, a top prospect if not for his size
176 Ivan Dornic - Very Long Shot
179 Phillip Furrer - Very Long Shot
180 Chris Holt - Very Long Shot
209 Dylan Reese - Very Long Shot
243 Jan Marek - Possible 20 goal scorer if he comes over

2002
33 Lee Falardeau - 3rd/ 4th liner
81 Marcus Jonasen - Possible top 6
127 Nathan Guenin - Depth/AHL
143 Mike Walsh - Sleeper pick
177 Jake Taylor - Brink NHL
194 Kim Hirschovits - Very Long SHot
226 Joey Crabb - Very Long Shot
240 Petr Prucha - Top Prospect/Top 6
270 Rob Flynn - Very Long Shot

2001
10 Dan Blackburn - Top 10 goalie
40 Fedor Tjutin - Top 2 D
79 Garth Murray - Great 3rd liner
113 Bryce Lampman - 5th defensemeen
139 Shawn Collymore - Very Long SHot
176 Marek Zidlicky - Top defensemen/PP QB
206 Petr Preucil - Very Long SHot
226 Pontus Petterstrom - Possible top 6
230 Leonid Zvachkin - Very Long SHot
238 Ryan Hollweg - Good 3rd liner
269 Juris Stals - Very Long SHot

2000
64 Filip Novak - Very Long Shot
95 Dominic Moore - Two way 3rd liner/Weak 2nd
112 Premsyl Duben - Very Long Shot
140 Nathan Martz - Very Long Shot
143 Brandon Snee - Very Long Shot
175 Sven Helfenstein - Very Long Shot
205 Henrik Lundqvist - Top 10 goalie
238 Danny Eberly - Very Long Shot
269 Martin Richter - Very Long Shot
 

Prucha73

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NYRangers said:
2004
6 Al Montoya - Top 10 goalie
19 Lauri Korpikoski - 2nd liner or 3rd line speedster
36 Darin Olver - Possible top 6
48 Dane Byers - Brink depth player
51 Bruce Graham - Sleeper pick, big project, decent potential
60 Brandon Dubinsky - Sleeper Pick
73 Zdenek Bahensky - Sleeper
80 Billy Ryan - We'll see after his Freshman year at Maine
127 Ryan Callahan - Long Shot
135 Roman Psurny - Long Shot
169 Jordan Foote - Long Shot
247 Jonathan Paiement - Long Shot
266 Jakub Petruzalek - Long Shot

2003
12 Hugh Jessiman - High risk, high reward
50 Ivan Baranka - Possible top 4
75 Ken Roche - Possible Low-end Impact Player
122 Corey Potter - Very Long Shot
149 Nigel Dawes - Coming along nicely, a top prospect if not for his size
176 Ivan Dornic - Very Long Shot
179 Phillip Furrer - Very Long Shot
180 Chris Holt - Very Long Shot
209 Dylan Reese - Very Long Shot
243 Jan Marek - Possible 20 goal scorer if he comes over

2002
33 Lee Falardeau - 3rd/ 4th liner
81 Marcus Jonasen - Possible top 6
127 Nathan Guenin - Depth/AHL
143 Mike Walsh - Sleeper pick
177 Jake Taylor - Brink NHL
194 Kim Hirschovits - Very Long SHot
226 Joey Crabb - Very Long Shot
240 Petr Prucha - Top Prospect/Top 6
270 Rob Flynn - Very Long Shot

2001
10 Dan Blackburn - Top 10 goalie
40 Fedor Tjutin - Top 2 D
79 Garth Murray - Great 3rd liner
113 Bryce Lampman - 5th defensemeen
139 Shawn Collymore - Very Long SHot
176 Marek Zidlicky - Top defensemen/PP QB
206 Petr Preucil - Very Long SHot
226 Pontus Petterstrom - Possible top 6
230 Leonid Zvachkin - Very Long SHot
238 Ryan Hollweg - Good 3rd liner
269 Juris Stals - Very Long SHot

2000
64 Filip Novak - Very Long Shot
95 Dominic Moore - Two way 3rd liner/Weak 2nd
112 Premsyl Duben - Very Long Shot
140 Nathan Martz - Very Long Shot
143 Brandon Snee - Very Long Shot
175 Sven Helfenstein - Very Long Shot
205 Henrik Lundqvist - Top 10 goalie
238 Danny Eberly - Very Long Shot
269 Martin Richter - Very Long Shot

Here is my take:

2004
6 Al Montoya - Top 10 goalie
19 Lauri Korpikoski - 2nd liner or 3rd line 2 way player
36 Darin Olver - possible 2nd line center
48 Dane Byers - checking/energy role player
51 Bruce Graham - possible 2nd or 3rd line center
60 Brandon Dubinsky - top 6 forward
73 Zdenek Bahensky - top 9 forward
80 Billy Ryan - potential top 6 forward
127 Ryan Callahan - potential 2nd liner
135 Roman Psurny - potential 2nd liner
169 Jordan Foote - 3rd or 4th line player, very long shot.
247 Jonathan Paiement - potential 6th/7th offensive defenseman
266 Jakub Petruzalek - potential 2nd line player

2003
12 Hugh Jessiman - potential 1st line power forward
50 Ivan Baranka - solid 2 way defenseman
75 Ken Roche - Possible 2nd line player
122 Corey Potter - 6th/7th stay at home defenseman
149 Nigel Dawes - midget top 6 forward
176 Ivan Dornic - 4th line player at best
179 Phillip Furrer - almost no chance
180 Chris Holt - good big backup goalie
209 Dylan Reese - possible 6th/7th 2way defenseman
243 Jan Marek - 2nd line vet

2002
33 Lee Falardeau - 4th liner at best
81 Marcus Jonasen - Possible 2nd liner, more likely 3rd liner
127 Nathan Guenin - possible 5th/6th defenseman
143 Mike Walsh - 3rd line grinder with some scoring
177 Jake Taylor - big defensive defenseman
194 Kim Hirschovits - unlikely
226 Joey Crabb - 3rd line grinder with some scoring
240 Petr Prucha - top 6 forward
270 Rob Flynn - 4th liner at best

2001
10 Dan Blackburn - Top 10 goalie
40 Fedor Tjutin - Top 2 D
79 Garth Murray - Great 3rd liner
113 Bryce Lampman - 6th/7th defenseman
139 Shawn Collymore - bust
176 Marek Zidlicky - Top defensemen/PP QB
206 Petr Preucil - bust
226 Pontus Petterstrom - unlikely
230 Leonid Zvachkin - very unlikely
238 Ryan Hollweg - probably a 4th line grinder/pest ith some scoring
269 Juris Stals - almost a bust

2000
64 Filip Novak - possible 4th-5th defenseman
95 Dominic Moore - Two way 3rd liner/Weak 2nd
112 Premsyl Duben - bust
140 Nathan Martz - bust
143 Brandon Snee - bust
175 Sven Helfenstein - bust
205 Henrik Lundqvist - Top 10 goalie
238 Danny Eberly - bust
269 Martin Richter - bust
 

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Hmm...

Pierce Norton - If an AHL regular at all. (2004)
Shaun Landolt - If an AHL regular at all. (2003)
Todd Ford - AHL #1 goaltender (2002)
Ian White - AHL regular (2002)
Kyle Wellwood - AHL star (2001)

No Europeans, they'll probably go back to Europe instead of sticking in the AHL.
 
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