Who are the top 10 busts since 2000?

[Le Shadow]

1. Nail Yakupov
2. Alexander Svitov
3. Stanislav Christov
4. Nikita Filatov
5. Gilbert Brule
6. Scott Glennie
7. Lars Jonsson
8. Petr Taticek
9. Alexandre Picard - Son of Captain Jean Luc
10. Brian Lee

 

[Qwijibo]

There’s gotta be room for Galchenyuk on that list

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

In 3 years, Slaf and Wright will be in there somewhere.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Add Lafreniere, DiPietro & soon Fantilli

 

[SavBigMoneyAtBedards]

Cam Barker

 

[Kevin Musto]

Add Lafreniere, DiPietro & soon Fantilli

Make room for Vitali Kravtsov too

 

[abo9]

Add Lafreniere, DiPietro & soon Fantilli

DiPietro doesn't belong.

He has had a legendarily bad buyout, but the guy's career was derailed mostly due to injuries. He was a starter for 4 season, playing over 60 games in 3 of them.

Nothing close to a bust like Yakupov for example.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Perhaps not as shocking a bust as some others here but just in comparison to his peers I think Hugh Jessiman has to make this list.

 

[Dr Pepper]

That Scott Glennie pick......ugh. What a waste.

 

[God]

dal colle has to be up there, was part of the clear top 5 in 2014 and did not amount to anything

shoutout to the jimbo special olli juolevi

 

[Breakers]

1) Juolevi
2) Juolevi, Olli
3) Olli Juolevi
4) Reinhart

The rest? Who cares

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

There’s gotta be room for Galchenyuk on that list

Galchenyuk at least had that one 30 goal season, and has played 654 NHL games (and possibly counting). I'd take him every day over any of the guys on the list.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I have Dylan Strome has a bigger bust than Galchenyuk not because Galchenyuk is a better player but because of the players selected below him.

 

[MOGlLNY]

I have Dylan Strome has a bigger bust than Galchenyuk not because Galchenyuk is a better player but because of the players selected below him.

That's not busting that's bad drafting by GMs

 

[Jagged Ice]

I thought Dylan Strome too. At least the Coyotes got rid of him for Schmaltz so it wasn't a total loss.

 

[BlueBull]

1. Nail Yakupov
2. Griffin Reinhart
3. Michael Dal Colle
4. Rick DiPietro
5. Ryan Murray
6. Erik Gustafsson
7. Cam Barker.
8. Alex Galchenyuk
9. Quinton Byfield
10. Alexis Lafreniere

Note: Didn't include any russians outside of Yakupov because I feel like it was mostly bad transistion to the NHL. Yakupov, meanwhile, is struggling in the KHL, also.

 

[Bhrangerfan0809]

Yakupov wasn’t even the biggest bust in his draft.

Here’s my top 10:

1. Scott Glennie (2009, 8th overall; 1 GP)
2. Brent Krahn (2000, 9th overall; 1 GP)
3. Petr Taticek (2002, 9th overall; 3 GP)
4. Lars Jonsson (2000, 7th overall; 8 GP)
5. Griffin Reinhart (2012, 4th overall; 37 GP)
6. Zach Hamill (2007, 8th overall; 20 GP)
7. Olli Juolevi (2016, 5th overall; 41 GP)
8. Nikita Filatov (2008, 6th overall; 53 GP)
9. Alexandre Picard (2004, 8th overall; 67 GP)
10. Alexander Svitov (2001, 3rd overall; 179 GP)

 

[JeffreyLFC]

That's not busting that's bad drafting by GMs

Which is part of the equation.

If the draft is shit and you select shit 1st overall, it sucks but it is not bad BUT if the draft is amazing and you select shit. Then it is awful!

Quite like why Hugh Jessiman was a huge bust even though he was selected 12th overall.

Yakupov wasn’t even the biggest bust in his draft.

Here’s my top 10:

1. Scott Glennie (2009, 8th overall; 1 GP)
2. Brent Krahn (2000, 9th overall; 1 GP)
3. Petr Taticek (2002, 9th overall; 3 GP)
4. Lars Jonsson (2000, 7th overall; 8 GP)
5. Griffin Reinhart (2012, 4th overall; 37 GP)
6. Zach Hamill (2007, 8th overall; 20 GP)
7. Olli Juolevi (2016, 5th overall; 41 GP)
8. Nikita Filatov (2008, 6th overall; 53 GP)
9. Alexandre Picard (2004, 8th overall; 67 GP)
10. Alexander Svitov (2001, 3rd overall; 179 GP)

That's a better list.

 

[chaser17]

Without putting too much effort or research into it:
2003: Nikolai Zherdev
2004: Cam Barker
2005: Gilbert Brule
2006: Peter Mueller but also Erik Johnson (solid career but very underwhelming 1oa)
2007: Zach Hamill....who?
2008: Nikita Filatov (CBJ and russians ooooof)
2009: Scott Glennie
2010: Brandon Gormley
2011: Duncan Siemens or Ryan Murphy
2012: Nail Yakupov (the entire top 4 ended up being a big LOL)
2013: Jonathan Drouin
2014: Jake Virtanen
2015: Jakub Zboril + Zach Senyshyn (WTG Bruins)
2016: Olli Juolevi
2017: Lias Andersson (Unfair to have Nolan Patrick here, health issues weren't his fault)
2018: Vitali Kravtsov (A few other contenders here)
2019: Alex Turcotte (Still early but not even a consistent AHL producer)
2020-2022: Too early to say

 

[Czechboy]

Kaut may join this illustrious group soon (don't blame Avs for this)

Zboril is hanging by a thread! He may be full time on a very strong D corps next season as B's are cap strapped.

Hoping a trade saves Zadina (don't really blame Detroit on his development though)

 

[Laveuglette]

Actually drafted in 1999, but never gets old

 

[Eye of Ra]

alexander nylander

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Griffin Reinhart has got to be in the running for the biggest bust of all time. Cost a 4th in 2012 (Isles could have had Trouba, Dumba, Lindholm, Rielly) and another 1st and 2nd (2015). 37 GP, 2 assists.

People seem to forget that while Yakupov flamed out, he did play in 350 NHL games.

True busts don't get one full season of games.

 

[Breakers]

2014: Jake Virtanen

Dal Colle I would say is a bigger bust than Virtanen

 

[The don godfather]

Laf by a landslide.