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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I dunno, the following group is potentially a better group than Detroit has drafted over the same span:
- Devan Dubnyk (14th overall, starting goalie)
- Oscar Klefbom (19th overall, #2-ish defenseman)
- Jeff Petry (45th overall,#3-ish defenseman)
- Jordan Eberle (22nd overall, 50-70 point winger)
- Andrew Cogliano (25th overall, 2nd line shutdown winger)
and a few other players who are still developing:
- Tobias Reider (112nd overall, 3rd line winger / PKer)
- Brandon Davidson (162nd overall, #5-ish defenseman, maybe even a #4 based on his 2015-16 season, but injury-prone)
- Martin Marincin (46nd overall, #6-ish defenseman but Leafs are high on his potential)
It makes sense though, since Detroit's top scout(s?) went with Yzerman to Tampa Bay. And guess what, Tampa Bay is the team that found Palat, Johnson, Kucherov, Point, Gusev, and generally has a sweet prospect pool.
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Thanks for saving me the effort, same list I would have come up with (plus Sam Gagner, who despite being a failure as a high pick still managed to find success as a 2nd line forward once he left the Coilers. Now that he's a Canuck I hope he goes back to being smelly).
Thankfully most of these players are no longer Greasers and were only good once they left, so I don't have to celebrate them too much.