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Originally Posted by gvitaly

Players I think you've missed:
2019:
HM: Seider(6), Boldy(12), Caufield(15), Harley(18), Wolf(214)
2018: Svechnikov(2), Bouchard(10), Dobson(12), Marchenko(49).
2017: Heiskanen(2), Necas(12)
HM: Suzuki(13), Oettinger(26), Swayman(111), Batherson(121)
2016: Keller(7), McAvoy(14), Thompson(26), Fox(66), Bratt(162)
HM: Laine(2), Sergachev(9), Chychrun(16), Kyrou(35), DeBrincat(39)
2015: K. Connor(17)
HM: Hintz(49), Strome(3), Werenski(8), Barzal(16), Konecny(24), Terry(148)
2014: Ekblad(1), Demko(36), Toews(108), Shesterkin(118),
HM: Fiala(11), Larkin(15), Tuch(18), Montour(55), Sorokin(78), Forsling(126)

I'll stop here. As you mentioned, what makes a franchise player is subjective, but a lot of D and G get ignored because they don't put up points. Moreover, even the 2018, and 2019 drafts will have players breakout and become stars, like Marchenko and Wolf this year.

Finally, there's still a lot of quality top-pair, all-star quality players that might not fit the definition of a franchise player. They can certainly be found later in the draft.

Some of those guys I considered and could add in but I think a bunch of the players you listed are good but not franchise. Franchise I feel like has to be the top 1 or 2 on the team that drives the team. Thomas Harley for example isn't that. Patrick Laine isn't that. Chychrun, Debrincat, Sergachev, etc.

At the end of the day I'm curious to try and figure out what actually is the likelihood we find out franchise players later on the draft. Other names mentioned like Iginla or Nieuwendyk could be considered but then you have to add all the extra players who were also drafted in those years to find the real numbers. I didn't add in goalies which I probably should have but goalie feels a position you can fill easier not using the draft. A number one D or C likely needs to come through the draft.