The BIGGEST Draft Steals in NHL History

Hope y’all enjoyed!! Lemme know if this would be something you’d want a second part to..

Fun fact with Hasek: he was left unprotected for the 1993 expansion draft and could have been taken by either the Anaheim Mighty Ducks or Florida Panthers. Both teams passed on him.

Kirill Kaprizov could become part of this group soon, he was a fifth round pick

Datsyuk is my favorite player ever, he was so good, I still find it so funny that he thought his friend was messing with him when he was told he got drafted, so insane to think about

Great video, hope Taro Tsujimoto gets a mention. Heard he was a gem for the sabres.😂

Gosh, when I think about some of the steals just the Red Wings got. Lidstrom in the middle of the 3rd round. Fedorov in the 4th. Zetterberg at 210th in the 7th round.

4:48 69th overall. Nice

No mention of Patric Hornqvist? That guy literally the last pick of the draft and become such a solid top 6 winger. Pens won 2 stanley cups with the first and last pick player of the same draft...

Nick Lindstrom 53rd overall. Top 5 greatest d men all time! Should’ve been a first pick!

I might be partial but Pekka Rinne being selected almost dead last in his draft is insane as he was the backbone of a franchise that struggled for so long but was always a defensive powerhouse mainly because he was always solid. He's for sure a future hall of famer and worked his way up to be the winingest finnish goaltender to ever play the game.

Hasek for sure the best goalie of all time imo was drafted in a round that doesnt exist anymore

What about best non-drafted players? Adam Oates, Ed Belfour, St.Louis, Duchesne, Cujo, Rafalski, The Bread Man, and of course the greatest NHL player never drafted..... Gretzky!

I'm sooooo glad you mentioned Robitaille. I felt he was always underrated.

1. Dominik Hasek - 10th round [199th overall pick] by Chicago Blackhawks - 1983. 2. Pavel Datsyuk - 6th round [171th overall pick] by Detroit Red Wings - 1998. 3. Brett Hull - 6th round [117th overall pick] by Calgary Flames - 1984. 4. Luc Robitaille - 9th round [171 overall] by LA Kings - 1984 5. Doug Gilmour - 7th round, [134th overall pick] by St. Louis Blues - 1982 6. Henrik Zetterbergh - 7th round, [210th overall pick] by Detroit Red Wings - 1999. 7. Henrik Lundqvist - 7th round, [205th overall pick] by NY Rangers - 2000 8. Pavel Bure - 6th round [113th overall pick] by Vancouver Canucks - 1989 9. Daniel Alfredsson - 6th round [133th overall pick] by Ottawa Senators - 1994 10. Nikolai Khabibulin - 9th round [204th overall] by Winnipeg Jets - 1992 11. Peter Bondra - 8th round [156th overall pick] by Washington Capitals - 1990. 12. Alexander Mogilny - 5th round [89th overall pick] by Buffalo Sabres - 1988 13. Evgeni Nabokov - 9th round [219th overall] by San Jose Sharks - 1994 14. Pekka Rinne - 8th round [258th overall] by Nashville Predators - 2004 15. Igor Larionov - 11th round [214th overall pick] by Vancouver Canucks - 1985. 16. Viacheslav Fetisov - 8th round [145th overall pick] by NJ Devils - 1983 17. Hakan Loob - 9th round [181 overall] by Calgary Flames - 1980 18. Sergei Fedorov - 4th round [74th overall pick] by Detroit Red Wings - 1989 19. John Vanbiesbrouck - 4th round, [72nd overall pick] by NY Rangers - 1981 20. Jari Kurri - 4th round, [69th overall pick] by Edmonton Oilers - 1980 Joe Pavelski - 7th round, [205th overall pick] by San Jose Sharks - 2003 Jamie Benn - 5th round [129th overall] by Sallas Stars - 2007

Zetterberg? Lundqvist? Pavelski?

I think this needs a sequel for my man Alfredsson

My best Doug Gilmore memory was during a broadcast from Detroit. They were talking about the new glass mics bringing "the sounds of the game". It was the first game they were being used. At some point there was a stoppage in play behind the net and the mics kicked in. Not only could you see Gerard Gallant yelling at Golmore but you could now here him too. ""Gilmore you little c*cksicker" was clearly heard from Gallant. That was the last game those mics were used.

Definitely need a part 2. Zetterberg, Dave Taylor, Alffy, Theo, Pavelski, Kipper! Nice video. Always fun to watch. And always put together well. Nice job bro. Keep it up!

The chapter in the video loading bar... Yori Curry and Patrick Wong. hahaha :face-green-smiling:

Datsyuk, Devereaux and Hull. The famous "two kids and a goat" line.