Bjorn Le
Hobocop
I think it's Dallas,
2005: Matt Niskanen (28th)
-Never great player for Dallas, came into his own after his trade, but he was the afterthought in what's considered a pretty bad trade for the Stars (Neal for Goligoski)
2006: Ivan Vishnevskiy (27th)
-Straight up bust. Played 5 games in the NHL and isn't a particularly good defensemen in the KHL either.
2007: None
2008: None
2009: Scott Glennie (8th)
-Bust, though derailed somewhat by injuries. Far from the only bust in the 2009 1st round however. Pick was criticized at the time.
2010: Jack Campbell (10th)
-Bust. So much talent, so little confidence. At least Dallas acquired by trade the best player from that draft. Probably shouldn't have been picked this early.
2011: Jamie Oleksiak (14th)
-Bottom pairing defensemen, couldn't stay in the lineup in Dallas. Traded away for basically nothing. Some criticized his selection at the time.
2012: Radek Faksa (13th)
-The best player so far in my mind. He's very good defensively, and in my mind one of the leagues best checking line centres. Likely maxes out as a 40 point player, though.
2013: Valeri Nichuskin (10th) and Jason Dickinson (29th)
-Jury is still out on both, Nichuskin was wildly inconsistent in the NHL and has had similar issues in the KHL. Maybe will one day make a return, hopefully a coach who knows how to handle him. Dickinson hasn't been able to make an impression at the NHL level, but there is still time.
2014: Julius Honka (14th)
-Hasn't been able to stick in the NHL yet, but still looks promising.
2015: Denis Guryanov (12th)
-Inconsistent, hasn't impressed much at the pro level but is still very young and shouldn't be given up on. Has a long way to go. Some thought he was taken too early.
2016: Riley Tufte (24th)
-Not putting up first round quality numbers in the NCAA. Not sure he can be anything more than a grinder.
2017: Miro Heiskanen (3rd)
-Looks like a stud and future star now, but it's hard to miss at 3rd overall and it's still very early.
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That's only two NHL regulars, one of whom wasn't good until he left Dallas. And neither of them are star players. Of the guys who are too soon to tell, a few of them have serious questions and only one of them seems a sureshot to be a NHL regular. If we extend this back to 2000, it doesn't really get any better. You add one NHL regular (Steve Ott from 2000), and add two more busts (Jason Bacashihua and Martin Vagner) and one scrub NHLer (Mark Fistric).
2005: Matt Niskanen (28th)
-Never great player for Dallas, came into his own after his trade, but he was the afterthought in what's considered a pretty bad trade for the Stars (Neal for Goligoski)
2006: Ivan Vishnevskiy (27th)
-Straight up bust. Played 5 games in the NHL and isn't a particularly good defensemen in the KHL either.
2007: None
2008: None
2009: Scott Glennie (8th)
-Bust, though derailed somewhat by injuries. Far from the only bust in the 2009 1st round however. Pick was criticized at the time.
2010: Jack Campbell (10th)
-Bust. So much talent, so little confidence. At least Dallas acquired by trade the best player from that draft. Probably shouldn't have been picked this early.
2011: Jamie Oleksiak (14th)
-Bottom pairing defensemen, couldn't stay in the lineup in Dallas. Traded away for basically nothing. Some criticized his selection at the time.
2012: Radek Faksa (13th)
-The best player so far in my mind. He's very good defensively, and in my mind one of the leagues best checking line centres. Likely maxes out as a 40 point player, though.
2013: Valeri Nichuskin (10th) and Jason Dickinson (29th)
-Jury is still out on both, Nichuskin was wildly inconsistent in the NHL and has had similar issues in the KHL. Maybe will one day make a return, hopefully a coach who knows how to handle him. Dickinson hasn't been able to make an impression at the NHL level, but there is still time.
2014: Julius Honka (14th)
-Hasn't been able to stick in the NHL yet, but still looks promising.
2015: Denis Guryanov (12th)
-Inconsistent, hasn't impressed much at the pro level but is still very young and shouldn't be given up on. Has a long way to go. Some thought he was taken too early.
2016: Riley Tufte (24th)
-Not putting up first round quality numbers in the NCAA. Not sure he can be anything more than a grinder.
2017: Miro Heiskanen (3rd)
-Looks like a stud and future star now, but it's hard to miss at 3rd overall and it's still very early.
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That's only two NHL regulars, one of whom wasn't good until he left Dallas. And neither of them are star players. Of the guys who are too soon to tell, a few of them have serious questions and only one of them seems a sureshot to be a NHL regular. If we extend this back to 2000, it doesn't really get any better. You add one NHL regular (Steve Ott from 2000), and add two more busts (Jason Bacashihua and Martin Vagner) and one scrub NHLer (Mark Fistric).