From the 2006 Boston Bruins to the 2017 Dallas Stars, here’s a look at some teams that went to the...
Ever since the NHL introduced the salary cap in the 2005-06 season, drafting went from being a great way to get talent on your roster to an essential part of maintaining a successful team. Not only is nailing your first-round pick important to get some good players in your lineup, finding hidden gems in the later rounds helps you maintain depth in your organization as you need to start replacing players that are pricing themselves out of your team.
Even without Cup success, those three players have had incredible careers. At Kessel’s peak, he was arguably one of the best scoring wingers in the league. Marchand started as an annoying pest that played well in the top six and became one of the best all-around wingers in the game. And while Lucic’s game fell off hard in his later years, prime Lucic was the prototypical power forward that everyone wanted on their team.
Jeff Skinner’s legacy is a bit tainted by the fact that the Buffalo Sabres bought high on an unsustainable 40-goal campaign, but he’s had six 30-goal seasons in his career, including back-to-back efforts these past two years, so you can’t complain with him as a seventh overall pick. Justin Faulk has also fallen off a bit with the St. Louis Blues, but his best years with the Canes saw him be a steady top-four defenseman.
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