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Biggest Draft Bust of All time?

Probably Greg Joly. He was taken 1st overall in 1974 which was a deep draft year anyway AND the NHL allowed each team to take one underager (but it had to be in the first two rounds).

So everyone pretty much got a terrific player (NYI got 2, Gillies and Trottier) and Milt Schmidt picked a guy in Joly who got hot during the playoffs and looked like Bobby Orr during the Memorial Cup run for the Pats.

Joly wasn't a terrible player mind you, and he did in fact have a couple of decent seasons where he was a guy the Red Wings looked to a little bit.

But 1st overall in a deep draft was a bitter pill.
 
michayel said:
Besides Daigle.

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Daigle may not have lived up to expectations....but its not like he is useless. The guy did score 20 goals only 2 seasons ago. Not to mention he played 46 games with the Wild this year.

How about Scott Scissons? Bonsignore?

It's really hard to say...I know Bryan Fogarty could have been good...such a sad story...
 
michayel said:
Besides Daigle.

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:)
How'd you know that's who I was thinking of?


Rico Fata - 6th overall '98
Stefan - 1st overall '99
Brendl - 4th overall '99
 
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In terms of what was available, Doug Wickenheiser is one of the greatest busts of all-time. Of the top six picks that year, only two played less than 1000+ games. Still, he and the other bust (Darren Veitch) did manage to log ~500 each.

But if we're to define biggest bust as the highest pick who had the least success following his selection, it's hard to top Claude Gauthier going 1st overall in 1964. He didn't catch on with any major junior team after playing for the Rosemount Midgets.

Scouting was poor back then, to be fair, so let's look for a a modern-day (1979+) bust-o-ramma.

Gord Kluzak (299 GP, 1st overall, 1982) has the fewest games played of any 1st overall pick, but he's technically not a bust- severe knee problems railroaded his career.

Brian Lawton (483 GP, 1st overall, 1983) also had a number of injury problems early in his career, but attitude also played a major role. Sylvian Turgeon, Pat LaFointaine, Steve Yzerman and Tom Barrasso rounded out the top five that year.

Neil Brady's (89 GP, 3rd overall, 1986) undoing was entirely his own. His greatest success would be a 96-point campaign in 1990-91 with the AHL's Utica Devils, a total he had never achieved even in Midget and one he would never touch again during his career.

But the clear runner-up Biggest Draft Bust has to be the infamous Jason Bonsignore (79 GP, 4th overall, 1994). Healthy, mentally sound and extremely talented, the junior phenom nevertheless possessed the work ethic of a rock and sunk just as hard. Thankfully, the selection two picks later also belonged to the Oilers, and they would ironically select the player that would go on to become their heart and soul- Ryan Smyth.
 
Biggest "Draft Busts" (Research)

-- draft year >1968 and <1999
-- played < 4 NHL seasons

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Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
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Dean Barry -- 2 -- NJ -- Round 1 -- 1975 -- 3
Tannahill Don -- 3 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1969 -- 2
Sittler Ryan -- 7 -- PHI -- Round 1 -- 1992 -- 0
Ryan Terry -- 8 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1995 -- 3
Phillipoff Harold -- 10 -- CGY -- Round 1 -- 1976 -- 3
Blanchard Al -- 10 -- NYR -- Round 1 -- 1972 -- 0
Titanic Morris -- 12 -- BUF -- Round 1 -- 1973 -- 2
Babe Warren -- 12 -- DAL -- Round 1 -- 1986 -- 3
Riihijarvi Teemu -- 12 -- SJ -- Round 1 -- 1995 -- 0
Leveille Norm -- 14 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1981 -- 2
Zultek Matt -- 15 -- LA -- Round 1 -- 1997 -- 0


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Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
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Williams Fred -- 4 -- DET -- Round 1 -- 1976 -- 1
Scissons Scott -- 6 -- NYI -- Round 1 -- 1990 -- 3
Tkaczuk Daniel -- 6 -- CGY -- Round 1 -- 1997 -- 1
Currier Bob -- 6 -- PHI -- Round 1 -- 1969 -- 0
Vaydik Greg -- 7 -- CHI -- Round 1 -- 1975 -- 1
Gratton Dan -- 10 -- LA -- Round 1 -- 1985 -- 1
Spring Dan -- 12 -- CHI -- Round 1 -- 1971 -- 0
Malone Jim -- 14 -- NYR -- Round 1 -- 1980 -- 0
Savage Reggie -- 15 -- WAS -- Round 1 -- 1988 -- 3
Mctavish Gordon -- 15 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1974 -- 2
Carroll Greg -- 15 -- WAS -- Round 1 -- 1976 -- 2

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Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
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Volchkov Alexandre -- 4 -- WAS -- Round 1 -- 1996 -- 1
Dore Daniel -- 5 -- COL -- Round 1 -- 1988 -- 2
Stojanov Alek -- 7 -- VAN -- Round 1 -- 1991 -- 3
Woodley Dan -- 7 -- VAN -- Round 1 -- 1986 -- 1
Featherstone Tony -- 7 -- CLE -- Round 1 -- 1969 -- 3
Geoffrion Danny -- 8 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1978 -- 3
Trottier Rocky -- 8 -- NJ -- Round 1 -- 1982 -- 2
Lindros Brett -- 9 -- NYI -- Round 1 -- 1994 -- 2
Moser Ernie -- 9 -- TOR -- Round 1 -- 1969 -- 0
Heerema Jeff -- 11 -- CAR -- Round 1 -- 1998 -- 2
Osborne Keith -- 12 -- STL -- Round 1 -- 1987 -- 2
Vallis Lindsay -- 13 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1989 -- 1
Savage Joel -- 13 -- BUF -- Round 1 -- 1988 -- 1
Henrich Michael -- 13 -- EDM -- Round 1 -- 1998 -- 0
Riesen Michel -- 14 -- EDM -- Round 1 -- 1997 -- 1
Lucas Danny -- 14 -- PHI -- Round 1 -- 1978 -- 1
Kharlamov Alexander -- 15 -- WAS -- Round 1 -- 1994 -- 0

DEF

Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
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Johansson Bjorn -- 5 -- CLE -- Round 1 -- 1976 -- 2
Bennett Adam -- 6 -- CHI -- Round 1 -- 1989 -- 3
Arthur Fred -- 8 -- CAR -- Round 1 -- 1980 -- 3
Herter Jason -- 8 -- VAN -- Round 1 -- 1989 -- 1
Aitken Johnathan -- 8 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1996 -- 2
Plumb Ron -- 9 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1970 -- 1
Campbell Scott -- 9 -- STL -- Round 1 -- 1977 -- 3
Sadler Robin -- 9 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1975 -- 0
Cooper David -- 11 -- BUF -- Round 1 -- 1992 -- 3
Focht Dan -- 11 -- PHO -- Round 1 -- 1996 -- 3
Meighan Ron -- 13 -- DAL -- Round 1 -- 1981 -- 2
Quinn David -- 13 -- DAL -- Round 1 -- 1984 -- 0
Stewart Michael -- 13 -- NYR -- Round 1 -- 1990 -- 0
Baird Ken -- 15 -- CLE -- Round 2 -- 1971 -- 1
Ware Jeff -- 15 -- TOR -- Round 1 -- 1995 -- 3
Soules Jason -- 15 -- EDM -- Round 1 -- 1989 -- 0


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Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
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Martyniuk Ray -- 5 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1970 -- 0
Desrochers Patrick -- 14 -- PHO -- Round 1 -- 1998 -- 2
Ryabchikov Evgeni -- 21 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1994 -- 0
Hillier Craig -- 23 -- PIT -- Round 1 -- 1996 -- 0
Damphousse Jean Franc -- 24 -- NJ -- Round 1 -- 1997 -- 1
DeGuise Michel -- 24 -- MTL -- Round 2 -- 1971 -- 0
Pelletier Jean Marc -- 30 -- PHI -- Round 2 -- 1997 -- 3
Dyck Ed -- 30 -- VAN -- Round 3 -- 1970 -- 3
 
The one thing to remember about the draft in the early days is those weren't the best players available. These were essentially the table scraps. The best players were still signed to A, B and C forms. A first overall pick in 64 meant nothing. It wasn't until 1969 that we had the NHL Entry Draft as we know it today, and in fact, many don't even recognize the drafts from 63 to 68. (That's not to say the early years draft's didn't unearth gems. The first round in 63 produced Gerry Monahan, the big and very skilled Pete Mahovlich and Walt McKechnie. Ken Dryden and Syl Apps Jr. went in 64, and Brad Park and Don Luce went in 66). A draft pick back then was about as valuable as an undrafted free agent is now. A player on an A form back then was the equivalent to a first round pick now.

I differentiate between busts and disappointments. Busts are players who never pan out. Disappointments are players who play, but don't meet expectations. Daigle is a disappointment, although the only thing he really had going for him was his speed, and with his deficient work ethic/lack of commitment to the game, he was never going to get any better. Patrik Stefan is a disappointment. Skating was never a strong suit, but his biggest problem is he's been gun-shy ever since the concussions sustained in his draft year.

Jason Bonsignore is a bust. They said he had Mario Lemieux potential, but he needed to add some Claude Lemieux to his game. He never did.

I was recently talking with a knowledgeable, respected friend in junior hockey. He said that from 18 to 22, the most important thing is for a kid to play. When he said that, the first name that came to my mind was Robert Dome. Dome may be the most physically mature player at 15 in hockey history. A shoo-in to be a top-five pick. He decided to follow Radek Bonk's lead and play in the IHL as an underager. Problem: he went to the IHL at 16 instead of 17. He played 112 games over the next two years, which seems like a lot, but he was a fourth liner who got little ice time. A career was ruined, which is too bad. The kid could have been Europe's answer to Cam Neely.

Then again, there are about five or six supremely talented kids from 1997 who I would characterize as busts (Dome, Daniel Tkachuk, Jarrett Smith, Adam Coliagacomo among them). Matt Zultek may be the fastest North American-born skater to never play in the NHL. Then there are many more disappointments. Daniel Cleary was billed as a Steve Larmer clone. Michel Riesen had Jari Kurri's shot, but he lacked motivation, a problem that hampers many talented Swiss kids who make a great living at home with a much easier schedule.

The worst ones are busts/disappointments taken high in strong years. If you can unearth a gem in a weak year, especially in the later rounds, that's great. But to flub a pick in a strong year has long-term consequences. The selections of Joly, Wickenheiser and Lawton are compounded by the fact that these are three of the top 10 drafts ever, IMO. The Habs had the chance to take the hometown hero (Savard), but went with the Wickenheiser. Ironically, the North Stars selection of the hometown hero (Lawton) three years later also bit back hard.

And as always, if you've got a question, pnep has an answer. Thanks buddy.
 
pnep's list.

pnep said:
-- draft year >1968 and <1999
-- played < 4 NHL seasons

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Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
================================================== =========
Dean Barry -- 2 -- NJ -- Round 1 -- 1975 -- 3
Tannahill Don -- 3 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1969 -- 2
Sittler Ryan -- 7 -- PHI -- Round 1 -- 1992 -- 0
Ryan Terry -- 8 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1995 -- 3
Phillipoff Harold -- 10 -- CGY -- Round 1 -- 1976 -- 3
Blanchard Al -- 10 -- NYR -- Round 1 -- 1972 -- 0
Titanic Morris -- 12 -- BUF -- Round 1 -- 1973 -- 2
Babe Warren -- 12 -- DAL -- Round 1 -- 1986 -- 3
Riihijarvi Teemu -- 12 -- SJ -- Round 1 -- 1995 -- 0
Leveille Norm -- 14 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1981 -- 2
Zultek Matt -- 15 -- LA -- Round 1 -- 1997 -- 0


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Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
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Williams Fred -- 4 -- DET -- Round 1 -- 1976 -- 1
Scissons Scott -- 6 -- NYI -- Round 1 -- 1990 -- 3
Tkaczuk Daniel -- 6 -- CGY -- Round 1 -- 1997 -- 1
Currier Bob -- 6 -- PHI -- Round 1 -- 1969 -- 0
Vaydik Greg -- 7 -- CHI -- Round 1 -- 1975 -- 1
Gratton Dan -- 10 -- LA -- Round 1 -- 1985 -- 1
Spring Dan -- 12 -- CHI -- Round 1 -- 1971 -- 0
Malone Jim -- 14 -- NYR -- Round 1 -- 1980 -- 0
Savage Reggie -- 15 -- WAS -- Round 1 -- 1988 -- 3
Mctavish Gordon -- 15 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1974 -- 2
Carroll Greg -- 15 -- WAS -- Round 1 -- 1976 -- 2

RW

Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
================================================== =========
Volchkov Alexandre -- 4 -- WAS -- Round 1 -- 1996 -- 1
Dore Daniel -- 5 -- COL -- Round 1 -- 1988 -- 2
Stojanov Alek -- 7 -- VAN -- Round 1 -- 1991 -- 3
Woodley Dan -- 7 -- VAN -- Round 1 -- 1986 -- 1
Featherstone Tony -- 7 -- CLE -- Round 1 -- 1969 -- 3
Geoffrion Danny -- 8 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1978 -- 3
Trottier Rocky -- 8 -- NJ -- Round 1 -- 1982 -- 2
Lindros Brett -- 9 -- NYI -- Round 1 -- 1994 -- 2
Moser Ernie -- 9 -- TOR -- Round 1 -- 1969 -- 0
Heerema Jeff -- 11 -- CAR -- Round 1 -- 1998 -- 2
Osborne Keith -- 12 -- STL -- Round 1 -- 1987 -- 2
Vallis Lindsay -- 13 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1989 -- 1
Savage Joel -- 13 -- BUF -- Round 1 -- 1988 -- 1
Henrich Michael -- 13 -- EDM -- Round 1 -- 1998 -- 0
Riesen Michel -- 14 -- EDM -- Round 1 -- 1997 -- 1
Lucas Danny -- 14 -- PHI -- Round 1 -- 1978 -- 1
Kharlamov Alexander -- 15 -- WAS -- Round 1 -- 1994 -- 0

DEF

Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
================================================== =========
Johansson Bjorn -- 5 -- CLE -- Round 1 -- 1976 -- 2
Bennett Adam -- 6 -- CHI -- Round 1 -- 1989 -- 3
Arthur Fred -- 8 -- CAR -- Round 1 -- 1980 -- 3
Herter Jason -- 8 -- VAN -- Round 1 -- 1989 -- 1
Aitken Johnathan -- 8 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1996 -- 2
Plumb Ron -- 9 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1970 -- 1
Campbell Scott -- 9 -- STL -- Round 1 -- 1977 -- 3
Sadler Robin -- 9 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1975 -- 0
Cooper David -- 11 -- BUF -- Round 1 -- 1992 -- 3
Focht Dan -- 11 -- PHO -- Round 1 -- 1996 -- 3
Meighan Ron -- 13 -- DAL -- Round 1 -- 1981 -- 2
Quinn David -- 13 -- DAL -- Round 1 -- 1984 -- 0
Stewart Michael -- 13 -- NYR -- Round 1 -- 1990 -- 0
Baird Ken -- 15 -- CLE -- Round 2 -- 1971 -- 1
Ware Jeff -- 15 -- TOR -- Round 1 -- 1995 -- 3
Soules Jason -- 15 -- EDM -- Round 1 -- 1989 -- 0


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Player Name -- Num -- Drafted By Franchise -- Round -- Draft Year -- Seasons
================================================== =========
Martyniuk Ray -- 5 -- MTL -- Round 1 -- 1970 -- 0
Desrochers Patrick -- 14 -- PHO -- Round 1 -- 1998 -- 2
Ryabchikov Evgeni -- 21 -- BOS -- Round 1 -- 1994 -- 0
Hillier Craig -- 23 -- PIT -- Round 1 -- 1996 -- 0
Damphousse Jean Franc -- 24 -- NJ -- Round 1 -- 1997 -- 1
DeGuise Michel -- 24 -- MTL -- Round 2 -- 1971 -- 0
Pelletier Jean Marc -- 30 -- PHI -- Round 2 -- 1997 -- 3
Dyck Ed -- 30 -- VAN -- Round 3 -- 1970 -- 3
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pnep,

Thoughts on some of the players you mentioned:

*One player who definitely doesn't belong is Normand Leveille. (14th overall pick in 1981). There are many reasons for draft busts. But Leveille's lack of a career has nothing to do with a lack of skill (he had plenty, and was on his way to a long, successful career), or a lack of work ethic. He suffered a brain aneurysm early in his second season in between periods during a game in Vancouver, ending his career and having a detrimental impact on his life.
*At one point, Morris Titanic had played more games without registering a point than anyone in NHL history.
*Terry Ryan had the makings of a great power forward, but he was a below-average skater. While below average skaters have succeeded in the NHL (witness Dave Andreychuk), gun-shy power forwards with concussion problems do not.
*Terry Ryan and Brett Lindros have nothing on Warren Babe, though. Babe had 14 concussions.
*Remember what I said earlier about flubbing high picks in strong years? I give you exhibit A, Scott Scissons. Hard to believe he was hyped as a potential No. 1 pick entering the 1989-90 season.
*Alexander Volchkov may be the most talented player to never score an NHL goal.
*How long until Pavel "Can I get an extra helping of sawerkraut" Brendl appears on this list?
*For those who wonder why Canuck fans complain about scouting, I give you two simple words: Jason Herter.
*For those who wonder why everyone mocks Leaf scouting, I give you two words: Jeff Ware.
*Dan Focht was the rage of the ultra-crappy 1996 Draft. A very big defenceman (6'5" and well over 200 pounds), scouts were raving about his speed and bullet shot. He quickly ascended the rankings in the second half of the 1996 season. It didn't take long to realize why nobody was talking about him for most of the season.
*David Cooper: great shot, bad draft year, bad pick.
*Some are still waiting for Patrick DesRochers to come around. We stopped waiting for Craig Hillier a long time ago. J-M Pelletier was billed as a future star when Carolina acquired him in the Brind'Amour trade in 2000. Proof that goalie projections are a crapshoot.
 
hands down, gord kluzak. bruins take him #1 overall and then watch as as bellows, ron sutter, stevens, housley, andreychuk, craven, daneyko, etc, etc, etc, etc, go by. that does not even count the guys who went latter like gilmour, dineen, ferraro.

ugh. i feel bad he was injured so often, but he was still never going to be one of those guys.
 
For me it has to be Bryan Fogarty. Quebec drafted him 9th overall in 1987 - six spots ahead of Joe Sakic.

So much promise and so much raw talent. 6'2" 210 lbs and could skate lkike the wind and had incredible hockey sense. I saw some of his junior highlights and he could make a pass like Gretzky and had an incredibly quick release on a very hard shot. Some consider him to be the greatest potential defenseman of all time based on what he accomplished in junior.

After breaking Bobby Orr's 23-year-old record for goals (38) by a defenceman in a season and Cam Plante's Canadian junior record for points (140) in a season by a defenceman with 155 in 60 games with the Niagara Falls Thunder, he was named Canadian Major Junior Hockey Player of the Year in 1989. Both records still stand. As does his single game record for most assists by a defenceman (8), which he accomplished twice in the same season (1988-89).

But alcohol, drugs and mental problems plagued him during his junior and NHL careers and he would die early (like his buddy John Kordic) at 32 years of age his body ravaged by years of abuse so that his heart just gave out after yet another drinking binge.
 
WheatKingsFan said:
hands down, gord kluzak. bruins take him #1 overall and then watch as as bellows, ron sutter, stevens, housley, andreychuk, craven, daneyko, etc, etc, etc, etc, go by. that does not even count the guys who went latter like gilmour, dineen, ferraro.

ugh. i feel bad he was injured so often, but he was still never going to be one of those guys.
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The guy was 6'4. had a mean streak, amazing mobility, and a skill level rarely seen in such a big defender ... scored at a 40-50 point clip in each of his full NHL seasons aside from his rookie year.

Even in the '88 Finals game that CBC aired a couple months back, with Kluzak near the end of his career (at age 24 ... he'd only play another 13 NHL games), the guy just oozed talent. Pronger/Blake type ability if he'd had a chance to mature, and looked top-notch on the PP with Bourque.

Should have been a franchise defender if his knees held up.

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Injuries aren't given enough credit for Wickenheiser's failures, either.

From 1982-85 he was actually a very effective player. 25 goals, 55 points in 1982-83, and was on target for a potential 30-goal season in 1984-85 (and still only 23 years old) when he wrecked his leg in a freak accident and missed almost a year. Never scored more than 28 points after that, and was out of the league within a couple years.

Was never going to be a star, but if his career had continued the way it was going before his injury he'd be remembered much differently in all likelihood.
 
Can I see a show of hands for the one and only Dave Chyzowski?
 
The worst ones are busts/disappointments taken high in strong years. If you can unearth a gem in a weak year, especially in the later rounds, that's great. But to flub a pick in a strong year has long-term consequences. The selections of Joly, Wickenheiser and Lawton are compounded by the fact that these are three of the top 10 drafts ever, IMO. The Habs had the chance to take the hometown hero (Savard), but went with the Wickenheiser. Ironically, the North Stars selection of the hometown hero (Lawton) three years later also bit back hard.

And as always, if you've got a question, pnep has an answer. Thanks buddy.[/QUOTE]


I believe Brian Lawton played high school hockey in Rhode Island which is about 1200 miles? from Minneapolis/St. Paul. That's some big hometown. You must mean "homecountry hero."
 
I'm going to have to go with Brendl. After watching him with the Hitmen, I was stunned he was chosen 4th overall. 80 NHL games in the six NHL seasons since he was drafted. Even Rico freaking Fata has played over 200 games.

Not exactly one of Bobby Clarke's shining moments.

Daniel Tkaczuk deserves an honorable mention as well. Half of the Flames and Oilers first rounders from the mid 90s deserve mention in this thread.
 
barfy2000 said:
How about Scott Scissons?
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I never like it when a guy like Scissons is included in the bust category. He was an incredible player in junior. He had great two way ability, had great hockey sense, was physical and added a nice scoring touch. If it wasn't for a serious knee injury, I think he would have been a decent player with a fairly long career. He also could have flopped but I would rather leave these guys out as busts and include them in the "never had a real chance" lists...
 
yaz said:
Can I see a show of hands for the one and only Dave Chyzowski?
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Chyzowski was billed as a boom or bust proposition. He played great for the Isles late in the 1989-90 season. But he showed the world why he had the "boom or bust" tag the following season. He was terrible. Yes, the 1989 draft is considered one of the worst ever, but it doesn't take away from the fact that Chyzowski is the worst No. 2 pick ever in the modern-day draft. (The only redeeming aspect of the 1989 draft is that a few Europeans, who had been passed over at least once, were selected).

BTW, thanks for the correction, yaz. I remember reading that Lawton was a hometown pick by Minnesota. Maybe he had some sort of ties to the Minnesota area, because Minnesota and New Jersey are a long ways away.

Fogarty definitely deserves consideration. Yes, he played forward a lot when he broke Orr's scoring records, but it doesn't take away from the fact that he was a dynamite offensive player, and he won the CHL top player award in his final year of junior.
 
Resolute said:
I'm going to have to go with Brendl. After watching him with the Hitmen, I was stunned he was chosen 4th overall. 80 NHL games in the six NHL seasons since he was drafted. Even Rico freaking Fata has played over 200 games.

Not exactly one of Bobby Clarke's shining moments.

Daniel Tkaczuk deserves an honorable mention as well. Half of the Flames and Oilers first rounders from the mid 90s deserve mention in this thread.
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Not Neil Smith's best moment either...as i seem to recall it was Smith who drafted Brendl for the Rangers...On the other hand, the trade Pavel was in certainly provided the Flyers with a dearth of players besides Brendl that the Flyers easily won that trade.
 
killerbunny1024 said:
Not Neil Smith's best moment either...as i seem to recall it was Smith who drafted Brendl for the Rangers...On the other hand, the trade Pavel was in certainly provided the Flyers with a dearth of players besides Brendl that the Flyers easily won that trade.
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Ahh, thanks. I got the drafting GM and trading GM mixed up there.
 
It's a shame the draft wasn't around back then, but Turk Broda had a pretty big bust.
 
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