The BIGGEST STEAL From EVERY NHL Draft

[@tomasvykydal1202]

You could mention Ondrej Palat in 2011 as he was 6th round draft pick, but obviously Gaudreau was a bigger steal

[@deusvult6920]

Unlike gaudreau palat has been a key to a cup

[@Vincent_Gagne]

Palat was a 7th round pick at 19 years old, 208th out of 210

[@chrisdavis273]

Yes you could

[@karlmanchur9906]

Nikita Kucherov is also an absolute steal in this draft

[@spartannige3296]

@@karlmanchur9906 TBF, McDavid is effectively a steal.

[@miroshkaheiskanen608]

I generally agree with not picking 2nd round picks for steals. But for 2017, I feel like you gotta make an exception for Jason Robertson.

[@Xerxsion]

If you do that, gotta do the same for Kucherov and Aho picks as they are even bigger steals

[@TheMemeBorrower.]

@@Xerxsion for real. Getting kucherov in the second round is absolutely insane considering how he panned out

[@f-twelve7155]

​@@TheMemeBorrower. he was considered a top 10 draft Pick but his future in the NHL were unlikely which made gm scared to take him.

[@mitchelsullivan3118]

​@@Xerxsion I wouldnt go as far as putting Aho in there with Kuch and Robertson. They've hit the 100 point mark. Ahos a great player but not that possible slim exception

[@Xerxsion]

@@mitchelsullivan3118 You clearly don’t watch him play at all. The reason for Aho’s lack of flashy offensive numbers are largely due to lack of equally as good talent on his line and Carolina’s system is ATROCIOUS for generating offense.

[@maisierogers6020]

feels like picking goalies is cheating a little bit because of how unpredictable they are from draft to the very end of their careers haha but some very cool picks !!

[@bustywaifus]

Yep too many goalies. Any goalie can be good/have good stats depending of the team in front of him.

[@OhNyquist]

Pretty good point, most goalies are drafted later on.

[@Yo_Adrienne]

I'd give 2016 honorable mentions to Jesper Bratt and Brandon Hagel. Not to shabby for a couple of 6th-rounders. One has to wonder if Buffalo is kicking themselves for letting Hagel walk, instead of signing him.

[@danevertt3210]

Yea that sucks for Buffalo

[@iluvgeese]

Yeah Bratt is pretty dang good

[@danieljacobson9097]

@@danevertt3210 especially considering what Chicago flipped him for

[@danevertt3210]

@@danieljacobson9097 what’d they get?

[@neitzey5959]

@@danevertt3210I think two firsts

[@HaydenHallett95]

You could do a top 10 late bloomers. Guys who were either touted as a top end player, or who were not expected to be much, that took a while but ended up being a solid nhl player. Guys like stephenson and tage thompson are perfect examples.

[@danevertt3210]

See Tage Thompson

[@uranium54321]

Dylan strome could probably make that list too

[@IHateMyAccountName]

Brett Hull, Blake Wheeler, William Karlsson, Lawson Crouse, Pat Maroon, and that'd just off the top of my head.

[@adamholt929]

How is Thompson a late bloomer? Guys only 25

[@danevertt3210]

@@adamholt929 because he had just turned 24 and was almost completely out of the league. He was fringe….. And then he was moved to center. It’s still odd. He went from barely any offense too a goal scoring machine…..no middle

[@THELEAFSFAN]

I know he was a second-round pick but come on Jason Robertson was an absolute steal by Dallas

[@bough2923]

Steals should definitely start in the second round. Come on, Kucherov late 2nd is insane

[@NJdevilsfan82]

For Henrik Lundqvists picture he used him in a capitals jersey😂😂

[@midimusicforever]

Lovely troll move

[@justafriendlygerman]

McDavid at 1 is such a steal

[@Pr0fessor_P]

Great video once again. Thanks for the entertainment throughout the years

[@mrsmakinmusic]

Adam Fantilli was such a steel he was supposed to go second overall

[@nottherealpaveldatsyuk_2164]

Johnny hockey and the Cat not being first rounders is absolutely insane... but we all know Pavel and Z are the biggest draft steals of all time 😁

[@Arttu_Viinikka]

Btw Filppula is written with 2 p’s and 1 l

[@LGM996]

Lol

[@ezekielnorton903]

Also Maccelli is with two L's

[@Sindowne]

I miss Craig Anderson already. Heck of a guy. So glad he got to retire in the blue & gold.

[@maxmoss8]

Love the content as always brother, some of the best hockey content out there 💜👑

[@18laxX]

Bratt going in the 6th round in 2016 probably deserved an honorable mention

[@freddieahumada9177]

Jesper bratt not getting any love kinda crazy 6th round and 276 points

[@sgambpy1153]

He made the jump to the NHL relatively fast as well

[@father042]

1979 Mark Messier 1980 Jari Kurri 1981 Mike Vernon 1982 Doug Gilmour 1983 Dominik Hasek 1984 Patirck Roy, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille 1985 Igor Larionov 1986 Lyle Odelein 1987 Theo Fleury 1988 Mark Recchi and Rob Blake 1989 Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov 1990 Sergei Zubov 1991 Chris Osgood 1992 Nikolai Khabibulin or Jere Lehtinen 1993 Pavol Demitra 1994 Daniel Alfredsson 1995 Mikka Kiprusoff 1996 Zdeno Chara 1997 Brian Campbell 1998 Pavel Datsyuk 1999 Henrik Zetterberg

[@christianlinde2615]

the redwings were pretty good at drafting

[@stevenkmiller]

Thanks for that list.

[@quentin1917]

i love how quickie is ur pick for 2005 and if u included the whole draft and not just round3+ i would have Kopitar as the biggest steal at 11 😂

[@Pamirschi]

Nyquist used Hank in a caps uniform💀

[@AMan_629]

In my probably biased opinion, anders lee was a bigger steal from 2009, 6th round 152nd overall. 678 games 240 goals 176 assists for 416 points. Also our current captain.

[@chrispswann6825]

Interesting fact with Mark Stone is the Senators didn't draft him with their own pick. The Senators traded backup goaltender Alex Auld to the Dallas Stars for a 6th round pick which the Sens used to draft Mark Stone. So what initially seemed like a nothing trade turned out to be one of the best trades in Senators history. And ironically Stone and the Golden Knights just defeated the Dallas Stars!

[@hockeyfan519]

Another honorable mention for the 2005 draft was Kris Letang. He was drafted 3rd round and is still a pretty decent player.

[@bruinsz]

Stay safe out their from another Halifax residence to another 🙏.

[@fireaspectsythe5233]

So basically which legendary goalie went latest that year

[@sixty8ight]

good stuff. Quick is head and shoulders better than Yandle but i guess i get it. relatedly, if you do this type of thing again in the future you should consider having a little honorable mention list on the screen for each year. could also inspire more chat in the comments as viewers are reminded of other players that might have been picked in place of your top choice.

[@hockey2822]

Sorry but McKenzie Weegar as a 7th round pick in 2013 is a much bigger steal than Saros

[@ProdbyOPG]

goalies always go low so idk if third round is a “steal” but definitely some of them did great to climb up the ranks

[@shaggyfrankdizzl]

Too many goalies bruh. Its common for goalies to be drafted late.

[@father042]

I would choose Patrick Sharp for 2001, Kris Letang deserves a mention for 2005, 2008 should be Braden Holtby or Cam Atkinson, 2009 Darcy Kuemper, 2012 also had Jacob Slavin, 2014 had Igor Shesterkin. Also I think draft classes from 2016 and beyond are too early to judge now

[@tylerw7847]

Lol how is 2016 and 2017 to early lmao and Spurgeon is better than those 2

[@jonah.donohue]

2009 Darcy Kuemper? Na

[@jamefishin3333]

The Letang slander is crazy how could he not be mentioned

[@edustava6991]

could have mentioned that Filppula is in the triple gold club

[@AMan_629]

Even as an isles fan, it’s crazy how good hank was compared to how small his trophy case is. Like, 1 vezna, 1 cup appearance, 2 all star appearances is criminal. A top 5 goalie ever and his accolades don’t qualify for the hof. His numbers are a different story and will make him first ballot at least.

[@tooesy1370]

I will think that Dustin wolf will become a bigger steal then macceli But only once he gets nhl time

[@Brooksie10]

Love the vids❤❤❤❤

[@JVreemer]

Simple but amazing content. You can do this over every year and ill watch.

[@wadeharms6638]

Ah man I'd love a video on biggest busts...except it might be tough to come up with one for the 2012 draft.

[@TBone004]

@OhNyquist this will be a fun one! Before I watch it, I'm gonna look at the past drafts and come up with my list then see how they compare! But I will say there is only one correct answer for 2015 haha

[@stinkypoke1542]

In 5 years Dustin Wolf will be the biggest steal of the 2019 draft

[@Tykoon22]

The 2003 draft in both the NHL and NBA were both completely stacked and considered to be amongst the best drafts in the history of both leagues -- Makes me wonder what was in the water back in 1984/1985.

[@johnclaudevondon5333]

It’s always a great day when you upload. You should have done 1 or 2 honorable mentions.

[@TaikaApina]

Parssinen as the 210th pick in 2019 feels like a steal. Although Maccelli is definitely not a bad pick either.

[@Notorious.Nick.]

How dare u use capitals jersey Hank

[@Synopsis47gaming]

Filppula was first and is only triple gold player in Finland. Don't forget that. :)

[@connormchenry3401]

Used the caps picture Hank 😂😂 nice

[@zmetapod8848]

When you mentioned how Marchand likes to “get under people’s skin” my only thought was nah he like to lick peoples skin too

[@ByChurchill]

I still don’t understand how this guy doesn’t have 100k+ subs.

[@Aebexz]

Getting Patric Hörnqvist with the last selection of the draft must surely be the biggest steal of 2005

[@midimusicforever]

Hank is the biggest draft steal in this list, and by miles.

[@bough2923]

Definitely not

[@midimusicforever]

@@bough2923 Name someone who is close

[@gogolplex74]

​@@midimusicforeverQuick because he has a cup

[@midimusicforever]

@@gogolplex74 That is a dumb argument. Was Brett Connolly a better player than Gilbert Perreault then? The latter has no cup.

[@BlaseApollo]

Bergeron in the second round is an insane steal, especially considering in a redraft he would go 1st or 2nd

[@mr2slick910]

Keep up the good work! ❤

[@theramplocal]

King Henry not having a cup is such a bummer.

[@epo6831]

I would think Sebastion Aho would be considered a HUGE steal. Second rounder. Only McDavid, Eichel, and Marner have more points, and add in the fact that Aho spent his first year in the AHL and he's only 28 points behind Marner. Seems like a huge steal.

[@crackalaugh5739]

The picture of Hank in a Capitals jersey doesn’t feel right

[@jonahcraft7]

For 2018 draft honorable mention to Philip kurshave

[@joshuabrownell3993]

Using a pic of Hank in a Caps jersey should be a crime.

[@akgames5244]

2022 6th round pick Josh Filmon is looking like a huge steal. 2021 I’d say is Niko Huuhtanen who was literally picked last overall

[@nahiyanishtiaque1283]

You should do an update of best active player based on jersey number from 1-99

[@mikeshulman7176]

I personally think Braden Holtby should have been here, but all the selections are good

[@odeszaa]

2015 has got to be my favourite draft of all time. the bruins had 3 early mid round picks and all three were surrounded by all stars and a few that are some of the best in the league. comedy gold.

[@Slaygee]

Ah, Henrik Lundqvist. The Capitals legend.

[@lauig]

I agree it's way too early to tell on those most recent draft but one has to monitor the development of Jordan Dumais, 2nd to last 3rd pick in 2022. He does not even play first line, is not always on the PP either, in a very competitive QMJHL team (2nd best after the Remparts actually) yet was the only other kid with a points production similar to Connor Bedard's in this underrated CHL branch. He finished the regular season with 54 goals and 86 assists, got much less time on ice than most of his more experienced teammates in the playoffs and still racked up 21 points in 15 PO games. Kid has a lot to improve upon to even make it into the NHL one day, on defense & physicality mostly, but will most likely have to play first line next year as several of his most talented teammates won't be returning due to the age limit which could help him work a lot on those aspects, will be very interesting to see.

[@Joe_Ma99]

Honorable mention Roope Hintz late 2nd round pick. I’d classify him as a steal.

[@mattgardiner744]

This is a short video if it’s every draft since 1967, oh wait never mind

[@OhNyquist]

I feel like that might have been overkill lol

[@mattgardiner744]

@@OhNyquist bordering on THG levels of attention to detail

[@jimmyjames6636]

My only argument is how many goalies, I get they are all great tendys, but most goalies go in later rounds . Not so much a steal when they are going where expected.

[@doritosgaming1147]

in 2022 I feel like Lane Hutson will be a high way robbery and a top 3 pick in this draft and for a late second round thats crazy

[@L1veFree0rD1ie]

Pastrnak honorable mention in 2014 24th pick turned 60 goal scorer

[@tifpo33]

I don't think Fox should be considered for this list at all. A player isn't really a steal if they publicly refuse to sign or play for the team that drafted them.

[@xSirhc]

for 2001 i was thinking patrick sharp, maybe im tripping tho

[@declanrobinson6005]

using a Caps picture for hank is bold and cursed

[@phhdvm]

from every draft- well at least since 2000

[@buththeactualonenotacopy]

Roman Josi and Mike Fisher for 2011, Filip Forsberg and Juuse Saros for 2013.

[@XoleDidoe]

You should mention Ivan mitchcov for Washington last 21-22 szn

[@iluvgeese]

I agree with 2008 I feel Spurgeon And Brodin Are quite underrated

[@bencethejew]

WHY THE FLAMES REFERENCE FOR ADAM FOX DONT REMIND ME 🥲🥲😪😪

[@heghinealeksanyan2862]

I would definitely go with Mikey Anderson over Batherson for 2017. He's already an elite defensive D man at age 23, playing top pair minutes.

[@justinschwerdtfeger2803]

The steal of 2023 nhl draft has to be the Chicago Blackhawks getting the first overall pick

[@mr2slick910]

Biggest bust please! Also I think Stuetzle should’ve been drafted 1st overall in 2020 so that’s a steal for the sens

[@andrewshlomovich3566]

Having Lundqvist's pic in a Capital jersey is blasphemous. 15 years as a Ranger, never played a game for the Caps and he's wearing a Capitals jersey. Sooo wrong.

[@robertlegacy7508]

I can’t believe Jesper Bratt wasn’t on there wasn’t he a sixth rounder? I could be wrong

[@jimmyywutang832]

Hate to see Fox here, he wasn’t exactly a diamond in the rough just openly said he wouldn’t play for anyone so there’s no point in drafting him

[@fallendevonish1869]

Jesper Bratt

[@Bowlingsloth1982]

In my opinion the 2015 draft was the best with the number one overall was Connor mcdavid and second overall was jack eikle and kirill kaprzov and a lot of other players that are really good Sorry for the spelling on some of the words

[@jii-ro7083]

Valtteri Filppula is also the only finnish hockey player that is in the triple gold club

[@daniellecalce4600]

I understand why you would pick Point over Shesty but at least give him an honerable mention.

[@rodchester3]

just disgusting seeing hank in that capitals jersey

[@Evan124a]

The biggest draft steal as a goalie was Henrik Lundqvist and it’s not even close.

[@alexhockeyknowledge2135]

Can you please make a video about Latvias historic wc campaign

[@sammyd93]

Can you do a video on the best undrafted players

[@Jayinthetub]

Why the hell is lundqvist wearing a caps jersey

[@sheaandrus-oak6546]

Jamie benn also punked his team out of the Stanly cup finals

[@isaacgazal3984]

The fact that u used the capitals hank pic is a crime

[@shrekthenoob]

I have to wonder how you feel about undrafted players? Do they count towards that year's draft class? We saw him on the Kraken briefly in the playoffs already, and hes destroying the AHL, but Tye Kartye already has the makings of an NHL starter.

[@JD200_]

Generally doesn’t count. Players can technically be eligible more than once for a draft

[@jamespalmer7474]

Don't think Adam Fox can qualify as a draft steal if he never played for the team that drafted him.

[@McAteer87]

No mention of Sebastian Aho in the 2015 draft?

[@Aebexz]

I personally disagree on Craig Anderson. Getting a decent goalie in the 3rd round is good but not a huge steal for me. Mike Smith was in the 5th round for example. Sharp, Jussi Jokinen, Zidlicky and Oduya are other alternatives I prefer as great steals

[@moharikram1687]

Should be Hornqvist for 2005 since he is literally the last pick of that draft!

[@lundqvist1092]

why would you put a picture of lundqvist in a capitals jersey and not a rangers one lol?

[@endia295]

What about juuso pärssinen drafted in the 7th round in 2019 by the preds and he got 25 points in 45 games this season as a rookie. I feel like he deserves an honorable mention at least

[@RGP43_]

What the hell is wrong with you putting hank in a capitals jersey

[@jameswilliam-xv2zs]

If the Blue Jackets could have stayed healthy they'd have definitely made the playoffs, don't know what's going on with Elvis but hopefully he rebounds nicely

[@sebastianallimant5054]

Nashville and Detroit were masters at drafting in the Bottom of the draft