danno wrote: ↑18 Mar 2025 18:10 pm
wasn't expecting to see handzus on that list...
What's more, he was second in Selke voting that year (1999-2000).
Not bad for a fourth-round pick.
no no no... if they're not top 5 picks, they'll never amount to anything.. pay attention
I always bring up Pavel Datsyuk's draft position when people act like that.
Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Gilmour.....
Brett Hull?
Now lets do a list of top 5 picks who've never panned out...
Start with Alexander Daigle
Nail Yakupov
Patrik Stefan
Wayne McBean
But let's bank on drafting top 5 players, they're all sure things
Moved from StL to Atl in 98. Followed the Thrashers to the end [keeping a passive eye on the Blues until playoff time]. Man, that is a painful memory, I guess similar to EJ except Stefan drifted away.
Speaking of Johnson, is McBean a close acquaintance?