Ranking the best 3rd overall Picks of the 21st Century

[WannabeFinn]

1. Toews
2. Gaborik
3. Draisaitl
4. Duchene
5. Galchenyuk
6. Bouwmeester
7. Horton
8. Turris
9. Strome
10. Huberdeau
11. Drouin
12. Dubois
13. Johnson
14. Gudbranson
15. Barker
16. Svitov

 

[EichHart]

[INDENT[/INDENT]

Yeah the exception may be the pre-draft hype surrounding the trios of Jones, Drouin and MacKinnon in 2013 and Puljujarvi, Laine and Matthews last year.

Except last year it wasn't that conclusive since Pul went 4th.

 

[SensontheRush]

People are overrating Drai and underrating Turris.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Bouwmeester at worst is still an excellent defensive defenseman who eliminates dangerous chances and shots against, while he had a couple of fantastic offensive seasons. He's tier 4 in my opinion because of his decline, but he isn't close to tier 5 or 6.

Agreed with the first part, but if we are taking his entire career and not just recent play into account than I think he was properly placed on that 3rd tier.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

People are overrating Drai and underrating Turris.

Nah Drai deserves his rating. I agree that Turris is being criminally underrated. Lol Turris is only barely better than Johnson and Gudbranson? Get out...

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Draisatl
Duchene
Galchenyuk
Huberdeau
Turris
Toews
Gaborik
Bouwmeester

Lol.
Is this list serious?

 

[Syckle78]

Using my format from the previous thread

Tier 1: Generational players

Tier 2: First Ballot HOF Calibre players
Toews(Low low end of tier 2, personal stats pretty underwhelming.

Tier 3: Elite consistent All-Star players
Gaborik
Bouwmeester
Draisaitl
Galchenyuk

Tier 4: Good Player
Duchene
Turris
Huberdeau
Strome
Drouin

Tier 5: Solid Players, disappointing 3OA picks
Johnson
Horton (injuries :/)

Tier 6: Poor players
Gubranson

Tier 7: Bust Tier
Barker
Svitov


Abstain: Dubois

Toews too high and duchene too low. Good list otherwise.

 

[Seanaconda]

Should go back farther but best career is toews. I think Barkov might be the best eventually but most of the guys on this list are still making cases for themselves

. Edit nvm I read barker as Barkov he was second overall. Toews should be first but I could see alot of the younger guys being better than him

 

[DaveG]

Toews
JayBo
Gaborik
Duchene
Turris
Drai
Galchenyuk
Drouin
Strome
Horton
Bogosian
Johnson
Gudbranson
Dubois*
Svitov
Barker

* - not able to really rate yet but the fact that he isn't a bust has him in front of Svitov and Barker by default

 

[Club]

If Drouin can stay away from injury and sustain a good pace for points, he'll be up there on everyones lists by the end of his career

 

[Legionnaire]

If Drouin can stay away from injury and sustain a good pace for points, he'll be up there on everyones lists by the end of his career

I agree. He's underrated based on talent alone. If it weren't for the injuries he would be pushing closer to the upper tier than the mid.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Mostly agree, but I'd move Bouwmeester down to tier 5/6 and Toews to 3.

Toews is a first ballot HOFer.

His track record (NHL + international) is incredible.

 

[ChiefWiggum]

Why did the OP say Drouin is approaching bust territory? Haven't seen him much this season is he playing badly?

His stats are decent

Bust in relation to his high end skills

 

[jacks*]

People are overrating Drai and underrating Turris.

How you figure.
I would take any of
Toews
Gaborik
Duchene
Bouwmeester
Galchenyuk
Draisaitl
easily over Turris.

 

[KingsHockey24]

No Zach Bogosian on any of these lists? Pretty sure he was #3 behind Doughty.

 

[Syckle78]

No Zach Bogosian on any of these lists? Pretty sure he was #3 behind Doughty.

Surprised that was caught until now. I suppose he would be 4th from the bottom ahead of gundbranson,barker and that other guy.

 

[McKappa]

Toews too high and duchene too low. Good list otherwise.

Personally I don't think Toews has actually done much indivdually in his career, but history will be very kind to his championships and international accolades, definitely a low end tier 2.

I just don't think much of Duchene's game despite his production.

 

[DaveG]

No Zach Bogosian on any of these lists? Pretty sure he was #3 behind Doughty.

good catch. Moved him in to mine just behind Horton.

 

[MXD]

Toews
Gaborik
JayBo
Duchene*
Draisaitl*
Galchenyuk*
Turris
Huberdeau*
Horton
Drouin*
Strome*
Johnson
Bogosian
Gudbranson*
Dubois*
Svitov
Barker

* Means a player has a significant chance of moving up. Turris would normally have one but he's below three * guys (and I can't see him catching up Gaborik at this point).

 

[Rectify]

Using my format from the previous thread

Tier 1: Generational players

Tier 2: First Ballot HOF Calibre players
Toews(Low low end of tier 2, personal stats pretty underwhelming.

Tier 3: Elite consistent All-Star players
Gaborik
Bouwmeester
Draisaitl
Galchenyuk

Tier 4: Good Player
Duchene
Turris
Huberdeau
Strome
Drouin

Tier 5: Solid Players, disappointing 3OA picks
Johnson
Horton (injuries :/)

Tier 6: Poor players
Gubranson

Tier 7: Bust Tier
Barker
Svitov


Abstain: Dubois

Depending on their respective careers a few players can move up or down, solid list as it stands.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Personally I don't think Toews has actually done much indivdually in his career, but history will be very kind to his championships and international accolades, definitely a low end tier 2.

I just don't think much of Duchene's game despite his production.

Hockey is a team sport and Toews is the ultimate team sport player.
PK, PP, faceoffs, fights, clutch goals, clutch defensive plays, etc. He does it all well and at times seems to will his team to win.

Duchene is a good offensive player. I don't see him enough to judge his overall play but he always seems to score against the Hawks lol.

 

[STC]

Mostly agree, but I'd move Bouwmeester down to tier 5/6 and Toews to 3.

If you think Toews isn't getting into the HHOF on the first ballot be prepared to be pretty disappointed when that happens.

 

[Birko19]

Excluding anything past 2012 for the time being, the answer is Toews followed by Gaborik.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Bust in relation to his high end skills

Sorry, but this is ********.