Leaf Roster by Draft Numbers

[indigobuffalo]

FORWARDS
Joffrey Lupul (1/7 in 2002) / Tim Connolly (1/5 in 1999) / Phil Kessel (1/5 in 2006)
Nikolai Kulemin (2/44 in 2006) / Mikhail Grabovski (5/150 in 2004) / Clarke MacArthur (3/74 in 2003)
Nazem Kadri (1/7 in 2009) / Matthew Lombardi (3/90 in 2002) / Colby Armstrong (1/21 in 2001)
Colton Orr (undrafted) / Tyler Bozak (undrafted) / Mike Brown (5/159 in 2004)
Jay Rosehill (7/227 in 2003) / Matt Frattin (4/99 in 2007)

DEFENSEMEN
Dion Phaneuf (1/9 in 2003) / Keith Aulie (4/116 in 2007)
John-Michael Liles (5/159 in 2000) / Luke Schenn (1/5 in 2008)
Carl Gunnarsson (7/194 in 2007) / Mike Komisarek (1/7 in 2001)
Cody Franson (3/79 in 2005)

GOALTENDERS
James Reimer (4/99 in 2006) / Jonas Gustavsson (undrafted)

So this is our team based on draft positions.

It might be interesting to have a look at other teams' rosters and see where the numbers go (which team have the lowest/highest draft number averages... etc.)

For the Leafs, (7+5+5+44+150+74+7+90+21+159+227+99=888/12players=74) our Forwards average at 3/74. Our blue-line is at (9+116+159+5+194+7+79=569/7players=81) 3/81. Lastly, our goalies are 4/99 seeing as Gustavsson went undrafted.

I bolded the draft numbers I thought were particularly surprising, given the playing strength of the player, particularly Grabovski and Gunnarsson (with the reverse going to Komisarek).

[objective33]

Mike Komisarek (1/7 in 2001)

At first I was like



and then I was like...

[unstuck]

^^

well done. So yeah, basically draft position means nothing, especially after a few years

[deadp0ol]

except for gunnarsson draft order seems to fit our d well.

[Paris in Flames]

Rosehill being a late rounder is surprising?

[indigobuffalo]

Originally Posted by Paris in Flames

Rosehill being a late rounder is surprising?

Yeah a 7th rounder, it is.

[Corleone]

wow what a waste of time

[Around in 67]

Originally Posted by Corleone

wow what a waste of time

lol. that's what I was thinking but didn't want to be rude

[indigobuffalo]

Originally Posted by Corleone

wow what a waste of time

It's July... what else are we going to talk about? This is much less a waste of time than another: "Fire Wilson", "Burke in Afghanistan" or "Move Komisarek for XXXX" thread...

[bberard34]

Well done Indigo. That was actually quite interesting. We have seven top 10 picks in our lineup. That surprised me.

Now your next assignment is to see if that's more than any team in hockey!!!! Have it on my desk by Monday morning!!!!

[goleafsgo88]

Originally Posted by indigobuffalo

It's July... what else are we going to talk about? This is much less a waste of time than another: "Fire Wilson", "Burke in Afghanistan" or "Move Komisarek for XXXX" thread...

Interesting post.

Ignore the trolls

[duckdynasty]

Frattin and Reimer were picked with the same pick, just 1 year apart. thats pretty cool

[indigobuffalo]

Brad Marchand (3/71 in 2006)
Mark Recchi (4/67 in 1988)
Michael Ryder (8/216 in 1998)
David Krejci (2/63 in 2004)
Patrice Bergeron (2/45 in 2003)
Rich Peverley (undrafted)
Zdeno Chara (3/56 in 1996)
Andrew Ference (8/208 in 1997)
Milan Lucic (2/50 in 2006)
Johnny Boychuk (2/61 in 2002)
Dennis Seidenberg (6/172 in 2001)
Tomas Kaberle (8/204 in 1996)
Daniel Paille (1/20 in 2002)
Chris Kelly (3/94 in 1999)
Gregory Campbell (3/67 in 2002)
Tyler Seguin (1/2 in 2010)
Adam McQuaid (2/55 in 2005)
Shawn Thornton (7/190 in 1997)
Nathan Horton (1/3 in 2003)


Tim Thomas (9/217 in 1994)
Tuukka Rask (1/21 in 2005)