The 2017 NHL Draft Revisited

The 2017 draft has gone down as one of the deeper drafts in recent memory. So like last year we go back 7 years and review just how well some of these picks turned out.
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[@XaviRonaldo0]

Nolan Patrick is still young enough to make a comeback. Let's hope he succeeds.

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He can t take a hit without getting hurt......

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If he can't make a comeback within a year or two from now, then he's not going to be coming back at all.

[@jayrome80]

Couldn't be happier to have Nico on the Devils. He has great character and leads by example. One day he'll make a mockery of any redraft that has him below #1, i truly believe that.

[@TheProJoe]

He might be a good player, but he isn’t as good as Makar and some of the other players

[@superpokeproduction]

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“Kostin never found a place on Edmonton” broski what? He had 11 goals in like 54 games, and was a solid depth piece in the playoffs. He was good here.

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[@Nasty0ldTree]

As a Flyers fan, you can fully blame Hextall for Nolan Patrick’s career. Nolan underwent hip surgery right before his rookie season, almost immediately after being drafted. This surgery was the same exact surgery Giroux and Gostisbehere had right before the 2016/17 season, where they both had their worst career seasons at that point. Patrick had this surgery, then had ZERO training camp, then barely played in preseason but then made the opening night roster… It was clearly all to sell the jerseys and tickets, I remember a poster that was spammed all of the WFC shop that was Giroux, Simmonds and Patrick on the poster lmao. It was all downhill from there. Had Nolan went back to junior for 1 more year, then made his debut in Philly in 2018/19 I guarantee you his career would still be going today.

[@mattblom3990]

Bob MacKenzie's comments on Makar are crazy in retrospect. I mean, my Canucks have Quinn Hughes but given the choice...I still pick Makar.

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You should definitely do this for every draft year!

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Necas can’t get offer sheeted. He elected for arbitration. Also Rod and Tulsky said in an interview today he would most likely stay in Carolina

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Great detailed video, looking forward to more!!

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Another top tier vid. Thanks!

[@brandonworron1658]

I would love more of these

[@SirZuri]

2017 is such a wild draft. Touted as a very weak draft with Patrick and Hischier expected to be "good 2nd line centers" as the top 2 draft choices turned out amazingly with Hischier being NJ's first line center a few weeks into the season. The 2017 top 5 is (sadly except Patrick) one of the strongest top 5 ever. And NONE of them (except Patrick) was expected to be a top 15 pick at the start of the season which is bonkers to me. Also great talents later on. Dallas probably having one of the best drafts of any team ever.

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[@bebobop1472]

Persona and nhl analysis I am such a dweeb and I feel marketed to

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Dude, you need more subscribe, your content is great ! More recap of past draft would be nice ! It's a fun format !!

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Stumbled upon this video. Great work! Subscribing! Very good quality and entertaining

[@mr.devil9577]

Such an underrated draft. Glad my Devils made the right pick. Anyone that had first was picking Patrick or him so I don't get too worked up missing out on guys like Makar, Miro and Elias. Had they gotten one of those guys then they most likely don't get Hughes so everything happens for a reason

[@Max9094]

Yeah you’re right it’s easy to say now that Makar should have been the first pick but at this time it was Hischier or Patrick

[@PWiz30]

Going into that draft I really wanted Nico but thought for sure they were gonna blow it and pick Patrick.

[@YoungZackary96]

Would have loved to see the sens draft Oettinger if Dallas didn’t draft him. But knowing Pierre Dorion, he probably would have traded him before he hit his potential.

[@AlexBigShid]

7:00 He's also probably the best penalty killer on the team, aside from Compher, and brings great physicality, if only he can find his scoring touch

[@robertholston4708]

If there is any reason why Nolan Patrick won't be an absolute slam dunk pick at #2 overall GM Ron Hextall would know about it. Ya see Ron Hextall played his junior hockey for the Brampton Wheat Kings, the team Patrick plays for. So Ron has all these connections there. But not just that, Ivan Provorov also played for The Wheat Kings so the Flyers have been following the team closely since 2015. This is what we were told at the time.

[@nhlvan]

Always found it perfect that the 2 best players of the draft ended up on the 2 worst teams in 2017, even though they both dropped 3 spots in the lottery.

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Really great vid keep it up

[@weatheredtome]

The anti-Vegas bias hit hard with that Cody Glass description.

[@SIGuy7480]

as a Sens/Golden Knights fan I see the see the Stone trade as a absolute win

[@28_Spokes]

Pierre Dorian absolutely demolished Ottawa. Hope they turn it around this season!

[@un9ty]

Love the Persona music. As a flyers fan, great song choice for Nolan lol.

[@realt1me]

yea hearing 2017 was 7 years ago is terrifying. but excellent video

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Love the Persona music in the background! Keep up the good work

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You can’t just sneak in Fire Emblem Engage music and expect me to not hear it

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A healthy Josh Norris would feed families😭

[@billblake9665]

I KNEW the flyers should have picked makar.....patrick had a history of injuries............they threw the #2 pick in the toilet... thanks so much hextall..........

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You forgot to mention that EP40 won rookie of the year. 🏆

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Great work man. Make more videos like this!

[@dfwplanespotters_yt]

that player is right, makar is mid at defense but good at offense. heiskanen is the more all around defenseman

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Great video

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[@father042]

What a great draft for the Stars

[@Windyyyyyyyyy]

Islanders trading away their pick because of the expansion draft was...oddly the right move. However, Garth Snow would've probably bungled this pick as well

[@nottherealpaveldatsyuk_2164]

How did detroit not take Nick Suzuki

[@WaybetterthanBron23]

I was there. I have always had a close following of these guys. Shame some didn’t pan out

[@hbryster96]

Based music choices 🫡

[@steveciancone8941]

Cody Glass doesn’t seem well off after this past season, and Middlestat has proven himself to be a solid pick for a while now, definitely a TOP 6 player.

[@CS97660]

Poor Nolan man.

[@AvsfanGoAvsGo]

2015 draft next?

[@yellowsun3164]

I love the usage of punch out and smash music

[@ILoveMisty1985]

If the Stars doesn't have a Cup but the Avalanche do (with their 2017 draft pick winning Conn Smyth) does that really mean the Stars won the draft?

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bandits legend, everyone from Brooks ab is a avs fan now

[@TheLsp2011]

Nico looks like a future selke trophy winner. He’s got that sort of Barkov type game.

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This is very grifflix like. But I love it. Keep it up brother

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a hockey video with persona music is peak

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w for using smash and punchout music in the background

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As a Lightning fan, I was not expecting a reference to Lightning defenseman Nick Perbix. Nice.

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A vid well done

[@Feurmc_]

Poehling was never a cap dump lmao

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Nice vid!

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Great channel! And video! Lmk if you want to do a hockey podcast!

[@nyankittycharliedude]

Sleeping on liljegren, just because he’s not the high end offensive player people expected, he actually has great steady 2 way play

[@canadianbacon2205]

miro heiskanen and cale makar is like that one jeremy clarkson clip: I like this (makar) but this is better (heiskanen)

[@repterkatana2500]

Who!

[@wandah1297]

Don’t think a team has ever drafted better than Dallas in 2017.

[@HankyPanky44]

I like the Punch Out background music!😁

[@alecgau4792]

PERSONA MUSIC USED PERSONA MENTIONED RRAAAHHHHHH

[@justinowen9526]

Damn, Mackenzie couldn't have been more wrong about anything ever. Makar is now arguably the best D-man in the league.

[@bashmo]

LEGOOOO

[@JackCallSports]

Please do 2015 next

[@Mark.Blancaflor]

Mike Tyson's punch out music in the background. 😆

[@Subzeppelin1]

Makar is a fourth forward. Probably better than Orr.

[@stantheman0091]

I think skinner would of been drafted way earlier

[@jordannijjar5414]

Smoothzuki

[@andrewdavis7620]

How could you possibly feel bad for a guy as entitled and snobby as Patrick

[@stantheman0091]

Miro or makar should of been 1st overall or 1st and 2nd

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[@fcsesh3984]

Man Philly lowkey a shii hole but they looking good soon.

[@axe2grind244]

As a Sabres fan any KZbin “Draft revisit” video just makes me wanna jump off the Peace Bridge. The only thing the Sabres do right is send their players to good organizations so they can win. Its disgraceful.

[@nottherealpaveldatsyuk_2164]

Det lost this draft hard

[@Pix3lPalace]

nolan is retired

[@111oooo]

Makar amazing, 3 teams kicking themselves

[@i_am_macgyver84]

Why would the Devils be kicking themselves? They got a complete 200 foot player who is also one of the best Faceoff guys in the league.

[@corydennis7599]

Draft change stupid lets be boring like all the other sports

[@munaclassic4020]

Hot take nico hisher by the time of retirement could be out of the top 15 in a redraft.

[@PWiz30]

Nico goes 2nd or 3rd in a redraft. 😂

[@munaclassic4020]

@@PWiz30 cale makar, Dallas 1st round picks( can’t remember how to spell their names) and Jeremy swayman i would take over him right now today. Swayman is the only one I would argue could be under hisher. Also I said by the end of there careers so in about 15-20 years from now. Just remembered that Jason Robertson also was in this video so make that 5th-6th instead of 4th-5th.

[@rodrigoandrade920]

Great video