2005 is a really weak draft, looking back at it.
After Crosby and Kopitar, the best forward selected in the 1st round is TJ Oshie. Kris Letang is the best D in the entire draft, taken with the 1st pick of the 3rd round. The three best D in the 1st are Niskanen, Marc Staal and Jack Johnson. Yikes.
Neal and Stastny are the best forwards outside the 1st.
Darryl is in fine form here, swinging for the fences with two 5th round goalies (Keetley and Kevin Lalande - I'd forgotten about him, did he even make it to a development camp?) and burning a 1st on Matt Pelech.
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