So I recently finished school for the semester and I don't start my summer job for about another month. With my free time I've set out to find out who is the best drafting team in the NHL. I did this based on numbers and its not a subjective thing.
As an Oilers fan, I say definitely not the Oilers. After Eberle, I don't think we've had a draft pick that hasn't gone top 10 overall that's made the team in the last 5 years.
We've had an AHL team for 3 years and haven't produced a single full-timer from there.
Dallas is definitely getting up there. Les Jackson and Jim Nill are two of the best minds you can have at your table on draft day, and GMJN 1.0 left the cupboard stocked with talent.
Also, one thing most people here aren't recognizing is that this is from 1999 to 2009, not right now. It's fairly obvious that a lot has changed within the last 4 years, so you have to take that into account.
We're not looking at prospects in this, we're looking at NHLers (for the most part).
Stats from between 97-06
Forwards and d-men counted as successful picks from 1997-2004 had to play at least 125 NHL games. From 04-06, 80 were required. For goalies, at least 51 if drafted between 97-04, and at least 25 if drafted between 04-06.
And here's 11-30 if anyone's curious. (Obviously not the most recent possible stats since it was before Atlanta was relocated, but it'd be awfully hard to gauge the last couple drafts anyway since players are still developing.)
Dallas is definitely getting up there. Les Jackson and Jim Nill are two of the best minds you can have at your table on draft day, and GMJN 1.0 left the cupboard stocked with talent.
Before 2009... Not so much.
That's great, but they've shown absolutely nothing to warrant a nomination as of right now.
i think some ppl are pretty much say quantity is better than quality... to me it doesnt matter how many players they get in the NHL i think its more important that there effective to the teams success
I know it's only until 2009.
But no team can beat Tampa Bay for players drafted/ signed later than 2009. It's already 5 guys, though 1 is traded away.
It's pretty funny, one of the worst teams turns suddenly in a top drafting team.
Oh and you wrote only Stamkos played significant time, but Hedman did so too and this year, Killorn came into this mix as well and is now a full time NHL player.
So I recently finished school for the semester and I don't start my summer job for about another month. With my free time I've set out to find out who is the best drafting team in the NHL. I did this based on numbers and its not a subjective thing.
With that being said I know this is the internet so go ahead and ridicule away.
Does your point system give any consideration about the number of a draft pick? Otherwise, it would reward weaker teams, who earn high draft picks and give away TOI more easily, over contenders, who draft lower, have more talented rosters (with less opportunities for prospects to earn TOI) and might trade away better picks in order to improve their teams.
