Most hyped 1st overall - 7th place

[Lucky7]

Which prospect received the most hype/buzz around the NHL world. (After that we will place Slaf, Bedard and Celebrini)

Don't be biased with the player's career. And I'm talking at the draft, not at 16 years old.

I will do it 18 times to have a top 18.

So far:

1- Sidney Crosby (136/235 - 57.9%)
2- Connor McDavid (116/138 - 84.1%)
3- Alexander Ovechkin (99/204 - 48.5%)
4- John Tavares (94/155 - 60.6%)
5- Auston Matthews (47/140 - 33.6%)
6- Rasmus Dahlin (44/104 - 42.3%)

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[Sombastate]

Assuming Mack and Hischier will be the lowest considering a lot of people still wondered day of if Jones or Patrick would go first

 

[hellstick]

It's gotta be Stamkos here, right? "Seen Stamkos" and all

 

[Flynn84]

I thought Bedard was really hyped, no?

 

[cupface52]

Surprised to see Tavares at 4, he had massive hype as a 15 and 16 year old, but that really died down. Tavares missed the cutoff for the draft by about a week, scouts were asked, had Tavares been eligible, who do you take first, Stamkos or Tavares, it was either 3/10 or 4/10 said Stamkos. He also wasn't the consensus in his draft year with Hedman.

I thought Bedard was really hyped, no?

Yes, he should be at worst behind Ovechkin in terms of hype in their draft year. It's a coin flip between the two.

 

[Lucky7]

I thought Bedard was really hyped, no?

I started that in 2022, so Bedard wasn't drafted. At the end, I will make a poll to see where Slaf, Bedard and Celebrini goes.

For me it's gonna end:
1- Sidney Crosby (136/235 - 57.9%)
2- Connor McDavid (116/138 - 84.1%)
3- Alexander Ovechkin (99/204 - 48.5%)
4- BÉDARD
5- MCKENNA (But I think McKenna is better than Bédard)
6- John Tavares (94/155 - 60.6%)
7- Auston Matthews (47/140 - 33.6%)
8- Rasmus Dahlin (44/104 - 42.3%)
9- CELEBRINI

Assuming Mack and Hischier will be the lowest considering a lot of people still wondered day of if Jones or Patrick would go first

Mack had a lot of hype around him, yess some people were talking about other players but not because Mack was bad, just because the others were good. It's the same thing about Tavares and Hedman/Duchene.

 

[Faceboner]

I started that in 2022, so Bedard wasn't drafted. At the end, I will make a poll to see where Slaf, Bedard and Celebrini goes.

For me it's gonna end:
1- Sidney Crosby (136/235 - 57.9%)
2- Connor McDavid (116/138 - 84.1%)
3- Alexander Ovechkin (99/204 - 48.5%)
4- BÉDARD
5- MCKENNA (But I think McKenna is better than Bédard)
6- John Tavares (94/155 - 60.6%)
7- Auston Matthews (47/140 - 33.6%)
8- Rasmus Dahlin (44/104 - 42.3%)
9- CELEBRINI


Mack had a lot of hype around him, yess some people were talking about other players but not because Mack was bad, just because the others were good. It's the same thing about Tavares and Hedman/Duchene.

Celebrini was so underhyped due the draft the year prior with Bedard, michkov, fantilli and Carlsson who soaked up most of spotlight of the 24 draft year also the combo of having demigod and levshunov biting his heels in terms of hype

 

[Lucky7]

Celebrini was so underhyped due the draft the year prior with Bedard, michkov, fantilli and Carlsson who soaked up most of spotlight of the 24 draft year also the combo of having demigod and levshunov biting his heels in terms of hype

Yeah sure you're right. Imagine Crosby making that after Ovechkin and Malkin.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

Add Dahlin

 

[Faceboner]

Yeah sure you're right. Imagine Crosby making that after Ovechkin and Malkin.

It's more akin to matthews as Crosby was being touted as a generational talent during ovis draft year

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

This list is crazy. McDavid 1. Bédard 2. Crosby 3. Hard to distinguish any of the three as they were all incredibly hyped.

Then Lafrenière and Tavares.

 

[Mr. Met]

Free Yak, baby

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

Were a lot of you not around for Stamkos? It’s Stamkos.

 

[Schennanigans]

Yak was hailed as the next coming of Christ of Russian players.