i had a post written up awhile back that mentioned him...then the hfboards server went down so i couldn't post it
but i saved it so i'll throw it up again:
pavel brendl immediatley springs to mind...high draft pick, put up TONS of points in the WHL...then comes to camp out of shape his first year, then in his second doesn't even show what he showed in his first camp, then there was the rumor of his comment along the lines of "why should i waste my summer training?". kinda all gave birth to the scathing remarks about krispy kream brendl from rangers fans...he was supposed to be the next great sniper for them but never showed a lot in camps and got traded...clarke tried (desperatly to me it seems, to justify the lindros trade) to make him produce in philly...then traded him to carolina. he still has a chance to get on track but he's a pretty big dissapointment in the rangers community...oh and he's an attrocious skater
thomas kloucek is another big dissapointment...i think every rangers fan was hyped as hell about this guy and he showed a lot in his first stint with the rangers...huge hitter, had good skills as well...would have been the tough physical defenseman the rangers needed. but injuries after injuries (ripped up his knee, several concussions) and his game definatly regressed...traded off to nashville where he never got it going (and got another concussion i think) then off to atlanta where he's got some playing time but doesn't seem to be fulfilling the potential he could have. he's still got time too but i fear he is a walking injury case