[Sylvanfan]

Years ago the Oilers drafted a winger named Jani Rita in the first round. At that time he would have seemed pretty obvious as a BPA type. He looked pretty good dominating Canada at the WJC a year later. Meanwhile Some kid is playing house league hockey, and is on nobody's radar.

Eventually the Oilers trade a 24 year Rita to get Dick Tarnstrom, who they later traded for the same house league hockey player, and probably still wish they had this guy today. Shows how hard it can be when a guy who was the best guy as a teen ager ended up well behind a complete unknown 10 years later. Back in 2001 I can't imagine anyone making a Glencross for Rita trade. Today that GM would look pretty schrewd.