The Very Best of 4th pick overall in NHL History.
Interesting. Ryan Leslie was talking about the very best 4th pick overall in the NHL history. I hope history repeats itself.
https://twitter.com/nhlflames/status/481485750169391104
Here are the Top 4 :
1. Steve Yzerman :1983 Detroit. Players picked ahead of him are : Brian Lawton, Sylvain Turgeon and Pat Lafontaine.
2. Ron Francis : 1981 Hartford. Players picked ahead are Dale Hawerchuk, Doug Smith and Bobby Carpenter.
3. Larry Murphy : 1980 Los Angeles. Ahead are Doug Wickenheiser, David Babych and Denis Savard.
4. Mike Gartner : 1979 Washington. Picked ahead are Rob Ramage, Perry Turnbull and Mike Foligno.
Last year Seth Jones went down to 4th and picked by Nashville. Other notables are Andrew Ladd, Alex Pietrangelo and Evander Kane.
I know those Top 4 are in the 80's but I am hoping we can steal some magic from the early 80s 4th pick overall and our pick become successful or close to as those guys.