Players that you thought would make it but never did for some reason.
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I spent a 1st round draft pick in my keeper league back in 2007 on Brett Sterling, right after his 55goal 97point rookie season in the AHL. Took him ahead of Claude Giroux...figured Sterling was a sure thing to be a 40goal scorer in the NHL as he had shown he could put a ton of points on the board at every level of his development.
Unfortunately, size and defensive play seem to have kept him down, although he did have a pretty good run with Pittsburgh this year when he was up. It's probably too late for him to get a fair chance in a good top six situation which is the only way he'll ever succeed in the NHL.
Unfortunately, size and defensive play seem to have kept him down, although he did have a pretty good run with Pittsburgh this year when he was up. It's probably too late for him to get a fair chance in a good top six situation which is the only way he'll ever succeed in the NHL.
James Sheppard.
Minnesota fans could probably tell you why he didn't blossom more than I can. Maybe he was rushed into the system, maybe his game didn't work well with Lemaire's when he was a head coach. I dont know the reason, but I expected a lot from him.
Minnesota fans could probably tell you why he didn't blossom more than I can. Maybe he was rushed into the system, maybe his game didn't work well with Lemaire's when he was a head coach. I dont know the reason, but I expected a lot from him.
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Little more obscure but Evan McGrath. His game looked like it would translate easily to the Pro level and it never did.
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Stewart had a pretty solid season this year imo.
Nick Ross for me... thought he would have had things going by now... maybe it's still too early.
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Patrik Stefan, to me, was going to be like what Zetterberg is now, a captainlike 2way center with 70-80pt potential. He never progressed to be more than a 3rd line middleman who couldn't hit empty nets.
I thought at worst, Alex Bourret's playing style would at least stick him in a bottom 6 role if he were to bust. He busted, but he can't even hold a job down in the Asian League.
Jury's still out on Eric O'Dell but we took him only a few picks before Boston drafted Milan Lucic. Feels bad man.
I thought at worst, Alex Bourret's playing style would at least stick him in a bottom 6 role if he were to bust. He busted, but he can't even hold a job down in the Asian League.
Jury's still out on Eric O'Dell but we took him only a few picks before Boston drafted Milan Lucic. Feels bad man.
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Yeah, my mistake. The guy I was thinking of was Riley Holzapfel, who the Thrashers took 43rd overall.
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Jaroslav Svejkovksy, although it was injuries that held him back. Anyone who doesn't remember him in the late '90's can look up his stats. He had a four-goal game in a call-up to the Capitals as a 20-year-old as well.
+1, I also thought Aliu would have at least had a taste in the NHL by now. Also from the 2007 draft I really though Turris would be better by now, he was so sick in the Super Series and the WJCs but he's basically invisible in the NHL, and not just because he plays for the Yotes. I'd put Gilbert Brule in a similar vein, he was a force of nature on the Giants, but he too has been pretty invisible in the NHL.
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Gilbert Brule.
Yeah he's "made it" but he has played no where near his potential. He was such a force on the Giants that I thought he'd be a 30-40 goal scorer in the top 10 in points
Also Petr Nedved
Yeah he's "made it" but he has played no where near his potential. He was such a force on the Giants that I thought he'd be a 30-40 goal scorer in the top 10 in points
Also Petr Nedved
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Nolan Baumgartner. I think in the official NHL Guidebook from 1994 he was described as a Nicklas Lidstrom type defenseman. Obviously this was 2 years into Lidstrom's HOF career so the comparison isn't what it would be today, but I always figured he'd make it. He was hyped as the Caps best defense prospect for years too, and they were well stocked in the 90s with guys like Witt and Gonchar.
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