You know, Chatham wasn't really that much of a reach of a pick based on some pre-draft rankings.
2014 NHL Draft Profile #54: Connor Chatham
NHL Draft Profile: Connor Chatham
"Chatham's ceiling as a player is fairly low, as it's unlikely he develops the offensive ability to become a 30-goal scorer, but he's also a fairly low risk pick. He's not going to get smaller or slower. He'll be a solid third or fourth liner that plays heavy hockey every night, and any offensive production beyond that is gravy."
"Chatham missed the cut-off to be in the 2013 NHL Draft by about six weeks, and that extra year seemed to be a blessing for him. Chatham moved from Omaha of the USHL to play for Plymouth of the OHL, and his stock really rose from a mid-to-late round pick to start the year, to a player expected to go in the first two or three rounds of the draft."
I always viewed is typical late-Lou-era draft incompetency, but I guess I see he was taken right where he was supposed to be?