Is the 2015 draft class the best ever?

[JungleBeat]

Aside from the notable names in the top two rounds you have a lot of NHLers in the later rounds like:

Kaprisov
Cirelli
Aidin Hill
Montemboult
Kolesar
Carrier
Gavrikov
Joseph
Garland
Bear
Vejmelka


This class is better than 2003 IMO.

 

[GlitchMarner]

If all else is equal, McDavid puts 2015 ahead of 2003 for sure. Who's the best player from the 2003 class? Bergeron? Getzlaf? Weber?

 

[hamzarocks]

The 2015 class has like 5 players better/trending to be better than Bergeron/Weber/Getzlaf all time

Mcdavid (already better all time than anyone from that class)

Eichel (trending to be better)

Marner (trending to be better)

Rantanen (trending to be better)

Kaprizov (trending to be better but late NHL start hurts him)

Plus so many very good to elite talents outside of that in

Werenski
Barzal
Connor
Aho
Boesor
Hanafin
Chabot

 

[Frank Drebin]

Yeah think so
2003 had a pile of top liners but basically no superstars

 

[Dicky113]

Ask Don Sweeney

 

[miscs75]

How are Senyshyn and Zboril doing these days?

 

[miscs75]

Ask Don Sweeney

Same thing can be said for Peter Chiarelli

 

[Frank Drebin]

Habs picked kostitsyn in 03, juulsen in 15 oof

 

[miscs75]

Habs picked kostitsyn in 03, juulsen in 15 oof

Then 2 years after the first one you guys had to get the other. Clearly having 2 Kostitsyn is better than just one.

 

[Djp]

Aside from the notable names in the top two rounds you have a lot of NHLers in the later rounds like:

Kaprisov
Cirelli
Aidin Hill
Montemboult
Kolesar
Carrier
Gavrikov
Joseph
Garland
Bear
Vejmelka


This class is better than 2003 IMO.

2003 laps it

 

[LemonSauceD]

2003 laps it

Nah

 

[tomd]

1980 is in the mix as well.

 

[Section 104]

1983 has eight HOFers although Tretiak, Makarov and Fetisov are in mainly for their international play. Still LaFontaine, Yzerman, Barrasso, Neely and Hasek. Ironically #1 Lawton and #2 Turgeon weren’t stars

 

[thestonedkoala]

Goalies in 2015 are pretty weak though

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Kaprizov - McDavid - Marner
Connor - Eichel - Rantanen
Hintz - Aho - Barzal
Cirelli - Eriksson Ek - Konecny

vs.

Parise - Staal - Pavelski
Vanek - Getzlaf - Perry
Backes - Bergeron - Carter
Richards - Kesler - Brown

2015 much faster and more skilled, 2003 much more physical.

2003 defense and goalies in landslides.

2015 B team kills the 2003 B team probably though.

 

[MrLunatik]

It's 1979, hands down.

1979
- Mark Messier, Ray Bourque, Mike Gartner, Michel Goulet, Glenn Anderson, Dale Hunter, Brian Propp, Neal Broten, John Ogrodnick, Thomas Steen, Dave Christian, Mike Foligno, Guy Carbonneau... Carbonneau being the only that had fewer than 700 points.

 

[lawrence]

2003 is deeper than 2015 in my opinion

 

[Mitch nylander]

Definitely the best draft of all time:
You can ice 50+ NHL Forwards, 20+ Defenders, 7 NHL caliber keepers...

All Time Team A:
Kirill Kaprizov - Connor Mcdavid - Mikko Rantanen
Kyle Connor - Jack Eichel - Mitch Marner
Sebastien Aho - Roope Hintz - Matthew Barzal
Dylan Strome - Anthony Cirelli - Travis Konecny
Timo Meier

Zach Werenski - Noah Hanifin
Vince Dunn - Rasmus Andersson
Thomas Chabot - Matt Roy
Erik Cernak

Mackenzie Blackwood
Adin Hill

Team B
Jake Debrusk - Joel Eriksson Ek - Brock Boeser
Anthony Beauvillier - Pavel Zacha - Troy Terry
Andrew Mangiapane - Jack Roslovic - Conor Garland
Lawson Crouse - Nick Roy - Keegan Kolesar
Jordan Greenway

Vladislav Gavrikov - John Marino
Ivan Provorov - Brandon Carlo
Jonas Siegenthaler - Alexandre Carrier
Niko Mikkola

Joey D'Accord
Samuel Montembeault

Team C
Mason Appleton - Tomas Novak - Daniel Sprong
Matthew Joseph - Kevin Stenlund - Yakov Trenin
Steven Lorentz - Colin White - Adam Gaudette
AJ Greer - Denis Malgin - Christian Fischer
Dominik Simon/Denis Gurianov/Jansen Harkins

Jeremy Lauzon - Will Borgen
Markus Nutivaara- Ethan Bear
Travis Dermott - Noah Juulsen
Dennis Gilbert/Caleb Jones/Oliver Kylington/Jacob Larsson

Karel Vejmelka
Ilya Samsonov
Dan Vladar/Ivan Fedotov/Felix Sandstrom

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Forwards with career best of 100+ Points - Connor Mcdavid, Mitch Marner, Mikko Rantanen, Kirill Kaprizov
Forwards with career best of 80+ Points - Kyle Connor, Sebastien Aho, Jack Eichel, Matthew Barzal, Dylan Strome
Forwards with career best season of 70+ - Travis Konecny, Timo Meier, Roope Hintz, Timo Meier, Brock Boeser
Forwards with 50+ Seasons - Joel Eriksson EK, Troy Terry, Anthony Cirelli, Jake Debrusk, Andrew Mangiapane, Conor Garland, Pavel Zacha,

x9 Forwards to surpass 80 Points
x21 Forwards with 50+ Point Seasons
Plenty of Top 4 Defenders,

x6 goalies with 100 games played, x12 goalies who've played games

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[Mitch nylander]

2003 is deeper than 2015 in my opinion

Very Close...

2015's offence >>
2003's defence >
2003's Goaltending >

Kirill Kaprizov - Connor Mcdavid - Mikko Rantanen
Kyle Connor - Jack Eichel - Mitch Marner
Sebastien Aho - Roope Hintz - Matthew Barzal
Dylan Strome - Anthony Cirelli - Travis Konecny
Timo Meier/Brock Boeser/Joel Eriksson Ek

Zach Werenski - Noah Hanifin
Vince Dunn - Rasmus Andersson
Thomas Chabot - Matt Roy
Erik Cernak/Ivan Provorov/Vladislav Gavrikov

Mackenzie Blackwood
Adin Hill
Samuel Montembeault

vs

Eric Staal - Patrice Bergeron - Joe Pavelski
Zach Parise - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry
Mike Richards - Jeff Carter - Dustin Brown
Thomas Vanek - Ryan Kesler - David Backes
Loui Eriksson/Nathan Horton/Milan Michalek

Ryan Suter - Shae Weber
Brent Seabrook - Brent Burns
Dion Phaneuf - Dustin Byfuglien
Tobias Enstrom/Braydon Coburn/Marc Methot

M-A Fleury
Corey Crawford
Jimmy Howard

-

 

[Realgud]

The Red Wings 2015 draft has got to be one of the worst of all time considering how insane this draft is.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Yeah probably

 

[Garbageyuk]

Habs picked kostitsyn in 03, juulsen in 15 oof

Timmins Magic

 

[tarheelhockey]

It’s got nothing on 1892:

1. Mumbley Terwilliger

2. Chester Quimby

3. Burlap “Eggs” McJiggins

4. Percival Torkelson IV

5. Randy “No-Knees” McSnurd

6. Buckminster O’Flannigan

7. Adolf Hitler (the other one)

8. Elmer Tingle

9. Chris Chelios

10. Elwood “Milk Bag” Trempealeau

 

[MrLunatik]

Definitely the best draft of all time:
You can ice 50+ NHL Forwards, 20+ Defenders, 7 NHL caliber keepers...

All Time Team A:
Kirill Kaprizov - Connor Mcdavid - Mikko Rantanen
Kyle Connor - Jack Eichel - Mitch Marner
Sebastien Aho - Roope Hintz - Matthew Barzal
Dylan Strome - Anthony Cirelli - Travis Konecny
Timo Meier

Zach Werenski - Noah Hanifin
Vince Dunn - Rasmus Andersson
Thomas Chabot - Matt Roy
Erik Cernak

Mackenzie Blackwood
Adin Hill

Team B
Jake Debrusk - Joel Eriksson Ek - Brock Boeser
Anthony Beauvillier - Pavel Zacha - Troy Terry
Andrew Mangiapane - Jack Roslovic - Conor Garland
Lawson Crouse - Nick Roy - Keegan Kolesar
Jordan Greenway

Vladislav Gavrikov - John Marino
Ivan Provorov - Brandon Carlo
Jonas Siegenthaler - Alexandre Carrier
Niko Mikkola

Joey D'Accord
Samuel Montembeault

Team C
Mason Appleton - Tomas Novak - Daniel Sprong
Matthew Joseph - Kevin Stenlund - Yakov Trenin
Steven Lorentz - Colin White - Adam Gaudette
AJ Greer - Denis Malgin - Christian Fischer
Dominik Simon/Denis Gurianov/Jansen Harkins

Jeremy Lauzon - Will Borgen
Markus Nutivaara- Ethan Bear
Travis Dermott - Noah Juulsen
Dennis Gilbert/Caleb Jones/Oliver Kylington/Jacob Larsson

Karel Vejmelka
Ilya Samsonov
Dan Vladar/Ivan Fedotov/Felix Sandstrom

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Forwards with career best of 100+ Points - Connor Mcdavid, Mitch Marner, Mikko Rantanen, Kirill Kaprizov
Forwards with career best of 80+ Points - Kyle Connor, Sebastien Aho, Jack Eichel, Matthew Barzal, Dylan Strome
Forwards with career best season of 70+ - Travis Konecny, Timo Meier, Roope Hintz, Timo Meier, Brock Boeser
Forwards with 50+ Seasons - Joel Eriksson EK, Troy Terry, Anthony Cirelli, Jake Debrusk, Andrew Mangiapane, Conor Garland, Pavel Zacha,

x9 Forwards to surpass 80 Points
x21 Forwards with 50+ Point Seasons
Plenty of Top 4 Defenders,

x6 goalies with 100 games played, x12 goalies who've played games

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did you know there were drafts before 2003?

1979
4 HOFers
7 players with 1000+ points
3 players 500+ goals
17 players with 1000+ games
44 players with 500+ games
4 goalies to play 250+ games, plus Pelle Lindbergh (teh best of them all) who only played 157 as a result of him dying at age 26