Rank the 1st OA post-lockout picks in terms of pre-draft hype

[Montreal Shadow]

Would be interested to go back in time and see which ones were considered slam dunks and which were considered duds.

I think it goes without saying Crosby is #1. #2 is one of Tavares or McDavid perhaps?

Anyway, interested in hearing your opinions.

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[McRpro]

McDavid had much more hype than Tavares in their draft years. The Tavares hype really died down during his junior career.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Already getting some 'Seen Stamkos?' flashbacks.

 

[SenzZen]

Crosby
McDavid
Tavares
Stamkos
Lafreniere

 

[Brucelenok]

Crosby
McDavid
Tavares
Stamkos
Lafreniere

How old are you? Ovechkin had more hype that Tavares/ Stamkos/ Laf. Malkin/ Eichel/ Matthews/ Laine had more hype than Stamkos and Laf as well.

 

[Brucelenok]

Crosby
McDavid/ Ovechkin

The rest

 

[Royal Thunder]

Crosby
McDavid
Tavares
Matthews
Dahlin
Mackinnon
Hall
Kane
Lafreniere
Stamkos
Hughes
Ekblad
Yakupov
Johnson
RNH
Hischier

 

[Royal Thunder]

How old are you? Ovechkin had more hype that Tavares/ Stamkos/ Laf. Malkin/ Eichel/ Matthews/ Laine had more hype than Stamkos and Laf as well.

OV was not post lockout

 

[Mickey Marner]

Since Crosby.

1. Crosby
2. McDavid
3. Tavares
4. Dahlin
5. Matthews
6. Johnson
7. Lafreniere
8. Stamkos
9. MacKinnon
10. Hall
11. Hughes
12. Ekblad
13. Kane
14. RNH
15. Yakupov
16. Hischier

Several are interchangeable.

 

[MessierII]

Since Crosby.

1. Crosby
2. McDavid
3. Tavares
4. Dahlin
5. Matthews
6. Johnson
7. Lafreniere
8. Stamkos
9. MacKinnon
10. Hall
11. Hughes
12. Ekblad
13. Kane
14. RNH
15. Yakupov
16. Hischier

Several are interchangeable.

Ekblad had way more hype than that. So did Pat Kane. Nugent Hopkins had barely any hype. Yakupov was more hyped than Nugent Hopkins.

 

[kerrabria]

I don't remember Kane or Johnson, so I'll exclude them.

1) Crosby
2) McDavid -- People were saying he had GOAT potential
3) Dahlin -- People were calling him the best defenseman to ever be available in an entry draft
4) Stamkos -- Widely thought of as a special talent
5) Tavares -- Widely thought of as a special talent, but I remember people saying he wasn't as good as Stamkos
6) Matthews -- Considered a true franchise lock with a rare combo of tools
7) Hall -- Just considered to be a really good winger
8) MacKinnon -- Considered to be franchise changing, but wasn't considered as good as Jones
9) Ekblad -- Was projected to be a 1D but not necessarily elite
10) Yakupov -- Was considered to be a dynamic, sniping winger but with a lot of problems to work out
11) Hughes -- Was considered to be a really good forward, but there were A LOT of questions about him
12) LaFreniere -- He had a major fall from grace. When he entered the Q, people were calling him generational
13) Nugent-Hopkins -- Projected as a 1C who probably was going to need another year in major juniors
14) Hischier -- His ceiling was seen as a 1bC in the NHL

 

[Stephen]

Would be interested to go back in time and see which ones were considered slam dunks and which were considered duds.

Not a lot of first overall picks are selected as duds though...

 

[CupInSIX]

Crosby
McDavid
Dahlin
Tavares/Stamkos
Matthews/RNH/MacKinnon/Hall/Yakupov/Lafreniere
Ekblad/Hischier/Hughes/Kane/Johnson

 

[Stephen]

Ekblad had way more hype than that. So did Pat Kane. Nugent Hopkins had barely any hype. Yakupov was more hyped than Nugent Hopkins.

Ekblad wasn't the consensus number one pick that year. The Hockey News had the Big 4 and I seem to remember they had a big write up on Leon Draisaitl.

 

[MessierII]

Ekblad wasn't the consensus number one pick that year. The Hockey News had the Big 4 and I seem to remember they had a big write up on Leon Draisaitl.

Ekblad was the guy. He was a man child with a amazing all around skill set. There was Ekblad then the 3 forwards were close but it was always Ekblad.

 

[nbwingsfan]

McDavid had much more hype than Tavares in their draft years. The Tavares hype really died down during his junior career.

His 15/16 year old seasons in Junior actually catapulted him to Crosby territory. He just failed to grow at 17/18. Still very highly hyped though, but yeah not like McDavid

 

[Montreal Shadow]

Not a lot of first overall picks are selected as duds though...

Dud is perhaps not the right term. I mean more like very shaky. From memory Yakupov was considered a weak pick just like the 2012 draft.

 

[McRpro]

Ekblad was the guy. He was a man child with a amazing all around skill set. There was Ekblad then the 3 forwards were close but it was always Ekblad.

THN had Bennett going #1.

 

[BlueBull]

Ekblad wasn't the consensus number one pick that year. The Hockey News had the Big 4 and I seem to remember they had a big write up on Leon Draisaitl.

One of these guys is not like the others...


Edit: I thought Bennett was still a 3rd line Level Player. I just realized how wrong I am.

 

[SenzZen]

How old are you? Ovechkin had more hype that Tavares/ Stamkos/ Laf. Malkin/ Eichel/ Matthews/ Laine had more hype than Stamkos and Laf as well.

I’m 43.

OP was asking about post-lockout.

Also 1OA.

Maybe go to bed?

 

[HisIceness]

I remember hearing/reading about McDavid during the lockout in 2012, 3 years before his draft day. Crosby I first heard about sometime before the 2004/05 lockout, and iirc it was ESPN where I learned about him.

Those two are by far the most hyped prospects I can remember.

 

[HansonBro]

Edmonton tanked for 12 years just to get McDavid....

 

[Tutu to]

I don't remember Kane or Johnson, so I'll exclude them.

1) Crosby
2) McDavid -- People were saying he had GOAT potential
3) Dahlin -- People were calling him the best defenseman to ever be available in an entry draft
4) Stamkos -- Widely thought of as a special talent
5) Tavares -- Widely thought of as a special talent, but I remember people saying he wasn't as good as Stamkos
6) Matthews -- Considered a true franchise lock with a rare combo of tools
7) Hall -- Just considered to be a really good winger
8) MacKinnon -- Considered to be franchise changing, but wasn't considered as good as Jones
9) Ekblad -- Was projected to be a 1D but not necessarily elite
10) Yakupov -- Was considered to be a dynamic, sniping winger but with a lot of problems to work out
11) Hughes -- Was considered to be a really good forward, but there were A LOT of questions about him
12) LaFreniere -- He had a major fall from grace. When he entered the Q, people were calling him generational
13) Nugent-Hopkins -- Projected as a 1C who probably was going to need another year in major juniors
14) Hischier -- His ceiling was seen as a 1bC in the NHL

Lafrenierre didn’t have a fall from grace in the Q lol. He was 2 time chl player of the year

 

[TheHelmet]

I remember that trade that Vancouver presented at the draft to florida.

It was two picks in the 1st, and their top prospect.
they were going to move up to take Reinhart

Bob Mckenzie and Dreger reported on that one.

 

[Ol' Jase]

Hall is absolutely dead last in this. The divide between him and Seguin for first overall was unlike anything like it since 2006 for sure.