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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
I looks like the top two are usually locks to play
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yeah, Ryan Murray was the first top 2 pick since 2007 that didn't make the jump immediately ... and without his injury, I guess he would have played in the NHL this season too. Seems like a trend that the top picks make the jump immediately - but in the 200x years, there were more top 2 picks that didn't go right away:
2000 - #2 Dany Heatley - played college hockey for a year
2001 - #2 Jason Spezza - played in the OHL for a year
2002 - #2 Kari Lehtonen - played in Finland for a year
2005 - #2 Bobby Ryan - played in the OHL for two years
2006 - #1 Erik Johnson - played college hockey for a year
2007 - #2 James van Riemsdyk - played college hockey for two years