147 Players Taken After the First Round, 1995-2010

by Quisp on Jun 22, 2011 8:03 PM PDT

The Kings' first pick is #49, unless Dean Lombardi plans on trading up; I would put the odds of that at about 75:25, though I would be surprised if he traded into the first round. 30-40-ish feels about right to me. I'm working on a post on which players I think might actually still be available by the time we pick, but in the meantime, here's a list of names that were selected #31 or lower, going back to 1995.

The list is sortable, by clicking on the column headers (unless it's broken; the SBN editor has been acting strange lately).

*player*	*draft year*	*over-all*	*team*
Dave Bolland	2004	32	Blackhawks
Derek Roy	2001	32	Sabres
Ryan O`Reilly	2009	33	Avalanche
James Neal	2005	33	Stars
Loui Eriksson	2003	33	Stars
Kyle Clifford	2009	35	Kings
Marc-Edouard Vlasic	2005	35	Sharks
Matt Cullen	1996	35	Ducks
Jarret Stoll	2002	36	Oilers
P.K. Subban	2007	43	Canadiens
Trevor Daley	2002	43	Stars
Nikolai Kulemin	2006	44	Maple Leafs
Paul Stastny	2005	44	Avalanche
Matt Greene	2002	44	Oilers
Mike Fisher	1998	44	Senators
Guillaume Latendresse	2005	45	Canadiens
Patrice Bergeron	2003	45	Bruins
Mike Ribeiro	1998	45	Canadiens
Jarret Stoll	2000	46	Flames
Blake Comeau	2004	47	Islanders
Matt Carle	2003	47	Sharks
Kristian Huselius	1997	47	Panthers
Henrik Tallinder	1997	48	Sabres
Shea Weber	2003	49	Predators
Mike Cammalleri	2001	49	Kings
Colin White	1996	49	Devils
Jochen Hecht	1995	49	Blues
Milan Lucic	2006	50	Bruins
Derek Stepan	2008	51	Rangers
Mason Raymond	2005	51	Canucks
Oscar Moller	2007	52	Kings
Travis Hamonic	2008	53	Islanders
David Booth	2004	53	Panthers
Artem Anisimov	2006	54	Rangers
Duncan Keith	2002	54	Blackhawks
T.J. Galiardi	2007	55	Avalanche
Jason Pominville	2001	55	Sabres
Antoine Vermette	2000	55	Senators
Zdeno Chara	1996	56	Islanders
Matt Stajan	2002	57	Maple Leafs
Jiri Hudler	2002	58	Red Wings
Tom Poti	1996	59	Oilers
Brandon Dubinsky	2004	60	Rangers
Wayne Simmonds	2007	61	Kings
Alex Goligoski	2004	61	Penguins
Maxim Lapierre	2003	61	Canadiens
Kris Letang	2005	62	Penguins
David Backes	2003	62	Blues
Brad Richards	1998	64	Lightning
Erik Christensen	2002	69	Penguins
Maxim Afinogenov	1997	69	Sabres
Niklas Hagman	1999	70	Panthers
Brad Marchand	2006	71	Bruins
Rich Clune	2005	71	Stars
Tomas Plekanec	2001	71	Canadiens
Erik Cole	1998	71	Hurricanes
Jonathan Quick	2005	72	Kings
Dan Carcillo	2003	73	Penguins
Cal Clutterbuck	2006	74	Wild
Clarke MacArthur	2003	74	Sabres
Francois Beauchemin	1998	75	Canadiens
Mark Parrish	1996	79	Avalanche
Adam Henrique	2008	82	Devils
Brian Gionta	1998	82	Devils
Joe Corvo	1997	83	Kings
Brandon McMillan	2008	85	Ducks
Frans Nielsen	2002	87	Islanders
Alexei Ponikarovsky	1998	87	Maple Leafs
Sami Kapanen	1995	87	Hurricanes
Matthew Lombardi	2002	90	Flames
Mike Comrie	1999	91	Oilers
Marc Savard	1995	91	Rangers
Alec Martinez	2007	95	Kings
Valtteri Filppula	2002	95	Red Wings
Patrick Sharp	2001	95	Flyers
Eric Belanger	1996	96	Kings
Linus Omark	2007	97	Oilers
Johan Franzen	2004	97	Red Wings
Tyler Kennedy	2004	99	Penguins
Shawn Horcoff	1998	99	Oilers
Michal Handzus	1995	101	Blues
Keith Yandle	2005	105	Coyotes
Christian Ehrhoff	2001	106	Sharks
Niklas Hjalmarsson	2005	108	Blackhawks
Ryan Malone	1999	115	Penguins
Jaroslav Spacek	1998	117	Panthers
Lubomir Visnovsky	2000	118	Kings
Andrei Loktionov	2008	123	Kings
Matt Calvert	2008	127	Blue Jackets
Ryan Callahan	2004	127	Rangers
Jamie Benn	2007	129	Stars
Kyle Quincey	2003	132	Red Wings
Kris Versteeg	2004	134	Bruins
Kyle Wellwood	2001	134	Maple Leafs
Rob Scuderi	1998	134	Penguins
Ryan Miller	1999	138	Sabres
Cody Almond	2007	140	Wild
Jake Muzzin	2007	141	Penguins
Matt Cooke	1997	144	Canucks
Brent Sopel	1995	144	Canucks
Mikael Samuelsson	1998	145	Sharks
Matt Martin	2008	148	Islanders
Lee Stempniak	2003	148	Blues
Mikhail Grabovski	2004	150	Canadiens
Kevin Bieksa	2001	151	Canucks
Jared Spurgeon	2008	156	Islanders
James Wisniewski	2002	156	Blackhawks
Brian Campbell	1997	156	Sabres
John-Michael Liles	2000	159	Avalanche
Chris Neil	1998	161	Senators
Andrei Markov	1998	162	Canadiens
Brad Richardson	2003	163	Avalanche
Ales Kotalik	1998	164	Sabres
Stephane Robidas	1995	164	Canadiens
Pavel Datsyuk	1998	171	Red Wings
Dennis Seidenberg	2001	172	Flyers
Marek Zidlicky	2001	176	Rangers
P.J. Axelsson	1995	177	Bruins
Andrew Alberts	2001	179	Bruins
Pavel Kubina	1996	179	Lightning
Jason Demers	2008	186	Sharks
Ian White	2002	191	Maple Leafs
Martin Erat	1999	191	Predators
Jussi Jokinen	2001	192	Stars
Filip Kuba	1995	192	Panthers
Willie Mitchell	1996	199	Devils
Sergei Kostitsyn	2005	200	Canadiens
Tom Kostopoulos	1999	204	Penguins
Tomas Kaberle	1996	204	Maple Leafs
Joe Pavelski	2003	205	Sharks
Henrik Zetterberg	1999	210	Red Wings
Radim Vrbata	1999	212	Avalanche
Troy Brouwer	2004	214	Blackhawks
Matthew Lombardi	2000	215	Oilers
Michael Ryder	1998	216	Canadiens
Chris Campoli	2004	227	Islanders
Marek Svatos	2001	227	Avalanche
Patric Hornqvist	2005	230	Predators
Maxime Talbot	2002	234	Penguins
Tobias Enstrom	2003	239	Thrashers
Dennis Wideman	2002	241	Sabres
Dustin Byfuglien	2003	245	Blackhawks
Pekka Rinne	2004	258	Predators
Mark Streit	2004	262	Canadiens
Matt Moulson	2003	263	Penguins
Adam Burish	2002	282	Blackhawks

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That's an awful lot of star-quality talent that didn't go in the First Round

Therefore, every NHL general manager in the last 15 years is incompetent because they passed over Keith, Chara, Richards, Fisher, et. al. when they had their first chance to pick them.

[/sarcasm off]

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by DougX on Jun 22, 2011 8:24 PM PDT reply actions

Pekka Rinne 258? That’s like… carry the one… leave the two… so many incompetent GMs!

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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 22, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions

It's not incompetence, it's conspiracy.

They porposely passed up those guys in the 1rst round just to make the Kings look foolish.

They were sitting in the alley smoking cigerettes, and thought it would be funny if they made it seem like they wanted someone, once the Kings picked them, they’d pounce on the players they really wanted, while simultaniously pointing their fingers at the Kings and laughing.

by defrim65 on Jun 22, 2011 9:23 PM PDT reply actions

16 drafts, 147 decent-to-excellent players

Those aren’t very good odds. Don’t get me wrong. I marvel at this post because it gives us hope that useful players — even star players — can be had in later rounds. But that’s just nine players per draft year, on average.

Since 1995, there have 3,529 players chosen after the first round (not accounting for repeat draftees, such as Jarret Stoll). GMs are hitting .042 when it comes to finding diamonds in the rough. Granted, picking in the first round is no guarantee of a good NHLer, but the batting average is significantly higher — even if it’s still below the Mendoza Line.

Still, it’s a good thing Quisp didn’t try to list all the first-rounders who never made an impact in the NHL…

by King of Saskatchewan on Jun 22, 2011 10:46 PM PDT reply actions

first-rounders who never made an impact in the NHL…

If this was a Jeopardy category, I would have my finger on the buzzer ready to blurt:
“Who is Alexandre Daigle?” and “Who is Daniel Doré??”

by Passemoilapuck on Jun 23, 2011 12:21 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Daigle

Takes a beating because who was taken after him and all the drama in Ottawa. I wouldn’t even list him as the worst 1st overall ever taken (Stefan).

Daigle averaged about .5 points a game, and even in his draft class is in the top 30 of all time points.

Obviously it’s a disappointing career, but hell if he was drafted in 99 with the totals he had he would be in the top 10 in points of the 99 Draft.

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by Mark D on Jun 23, 2011 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions

Patric Hornqvist at 230 and Pekka Rinne at 258

That’s some scouting team they got in NSH…

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by Paul Udani on Jun 23, 2011 5:32 AM PDT reply actions

The Copper and Blue

Do a good job of examining the history of the value of high round draft picks versus finding a diamond in the rough, read here.

by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jun 23, 2011 7:22 AM PDT reply actions

I always continue to marvel at:

Datsyuk – 171
Pavelski – 205
Zetterberg – 210

… and think “Man, when are the LA Kings gonna get LUCKY and late pick draft that incredible diamond-in-the-rough?!”

(And then I recall: "Oh … we did. Luc “Lucky” Robitaille – 171, 9th round.")

by OneTimer. on Jun 23, 2011 7:40 AM PDT reply actions

We got Lucky in 1984.

by m_and_m on Jun 23, 2011 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Quispie: a Re-Tweet

RT @helenenothelen: Not expecting Kings and Doughty to reach new deal anytime soon but am expecting Smyth trade to happen around weekend draft festivities.

by BakoCA on Jun 23, 2011 10:43 AM PDT reply actions