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Originally Posted by Bingo
Looking back at old draft picks I think the three that seemed the most likely to be impact players that weren't were ....
Tkaczuk (concussion issues)
Saprykin (focus issues)
Kobasew (just wasn't that good).
In the thought they were diamonds in the rough category ...
Dominichelli and Wiemer
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It is interesting to look back at what could have been if those guys hit
1997 Tkaczuk (concussion)
1998 Fata (sucked - just couldn't transition to the NHL?)
1999 Saprykin (who is modern NHLer you would compare with focus/compete issues?)
2000 Krahan (What is some of the history behind this pick? It seems he was given up on quickly - Just 4 seasons later we had not only aquired and re-signed Turek but then also ened up with Kipper just 4 seasons after he was drafted with a top 10 pick. For context, Wolf was drafted 5 seasons ago).
2001 Kobasew (Looking back at his numbers they do seem disappointing but I think his relationship with Iggy was huge and hate that trade for Stuart which totally ruined the room)
2002 Lombardi (Fata Hatcher)
2002 Nystrom (Really solid third liner)
2003 Dion
Then came the Sutter years of drafting.
Hindsight shows that there wasn't any star talent here outside Phaneuf but it could have been a decent supporting cast.
For some reason it feels like Kobasew+Lombardi = Dube+Mangi = Zary+Pelletier (could be a terrible take and I have much higher hopes for Zary and Pelts)