LabattBlue Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I'm not concerned about the careers of the players taken before or after Peters(#34 overall, 7th pick of the 2nd round). I'm more interested in his pre-draft rankings. Was he really rated that highly? He had shown little to no scoring touch in the OHL at that point, and his skating and skills always left something to desire. I tried googling his draft profile, but didn't have any luck. PS Except for Miller and to a lesser extent Kalinin and Kotalik, the 1998-2000 draft classes were unbelievably bad. It's no surprise DR has traded away his 2nd round picks at the deadline the last few years. He is probably still having nightmares over his SEVEN 2nd round selections from those 3 years...Peters, Milley, Kristek, Bartovic, Janik, Zigomanis & Dicaire. :blink: http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00005054.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I was really pulling for DiCaire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I'm not concerned about the careers of the players taken before or after Peters(#34 overall, 7th pick of the 2nd round). I'm more interested in his pre-draft rankings. Was he really rated that highly? He had shown little to no scoring touch in the OHL at that point, and his skating and skills always left something to desire. I tried googling his draft profile, but didn't have any luck. PS Except for Miller and to a lesser extent Kalinin and Kotalik, the 1998-2000 draft classes were unbelievably bad. It's no surprise DR has traded away his 2nd round picks at the deadline the last few years. He is probably still having nightmares over his SEVEN 2nd round selections from those 3 years...Peters, Milley, Kristek, Bartovic, Janik, Zigomanis & Dicaire. :blink: http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00005054.html Wow that is horrendous.. Outside of Peters and Janik, I can't say I remember the others at all. Did any of them ever make a big club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I'm not concerned about the careers of the players taken before or after Peters(#34 overall, 7th pick of the 2nd round). I'm more interested in his pre-draft rankings. Was he really rated that highly? He had shown little to no scoring touch in the OHL at that point, and his skating and skills always left something to desire. I tried googling his draft profile, but didn't have any luck. PS Except for Miller and to a lesser extent Kalinin and Kotalik, the 1998-2000 draft classes were unbelievably bad. It's no surprise DR has traded away his 2nd round picks at the deadline the last few years. He is probably still having nightmares over his SEVEN 2nd round selections from those 3 years...Peters, Milley, Kristek, Bartovic, Janik, Zigomanis & Dicaire. :blink: http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00005054.html 1998 turned into a very deep draft for one that wasn't thought to have much top-end talent. But the drafting reflected the trend toward Devils trap hockey. Who new that the lockout would open the league up for middleweight skaters like Eric Cole in the early middle of half of these guys careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Wow that is horrendous.. Outside of Peters and Janik, I can't say I remember the others at all. Did any of them ever make a big club? Milley and Bartovic played significant time for the Sabres under Lindy Ruff, then promptly disappeared when they left Ruff's system. Ruff claims two more victims... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 How could you start this thread without mentioning how we got that 2nd round pick in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 One other note on the 98-00 drafts...Regier should also get credit for the Gaustad pick in addition to Miller, Kalinin and Kotalik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Milley and Bartovic played significant time for the Sabres under Lindy Ruff, then promptly disappeared when they left Ruff's system. Ruff claims two more victims... Less than 30 career games in the blue and gold = significant playing time? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 How could you start this thread without mentioning how we got that 2nd round pick in the first place? Not that the answer to this question is relevant to the thread, but refresh my memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Milley and Bartovic played significant time for the Sabres under Lindy Ruff, then promptly disappeared when they left Ruff's system. Ruff claims two more victims... Wait, what? Define significant time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Not that the answer to this question is relevant to the thread, but refresh my memory? You don't wanna remember. Trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Not that the answer to this question is relevant to the thread, but refresh my memory? Think "greatest american born player ever". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 You don't wanna remember. Trust me. Lalalalalalalalaugingathis. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Less than 30 career games in the blue and gold = significant playing time? :blink: Wait, what? Define significant time. Yeah, but every game they played in seemed like an eternity! That's what I get for posting without looking it up first. Darcy drafts some real solid AHL players, though, doesn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Yeah, but every game they played in seemed like an eternity! That's what I get for posting without looking it up first. Darcy drafts some real solid AHL players, though, doesn't he? He did draft two enjoyable names anyway. Tom Morrow and Norm Milley. They're no Bear Trapp or Grant Clitsome, but ######, I enjoy those names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 He did draft two enjoyable names anyway. Tom Morrow and Norm Milley. Who's on defense tomorrow? Yup. Who? Tom Morrow. Right, who's playing? When? Tomorrow. What would you expect? Normally? Nah, he plays wing. Who? Norm Milley. I could go on all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Who's on defense tomorrow? Yup. Who? Tom Morrow. Right, who's playing? When? Tomorrow. What would you expect? Normally? Nah, he plays wing. Who? Norm Milley. I could go on all night. Don't. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Who's on defense tomorrow? Yup. Who? Tom Morrow. Right, who's playing? When? Tomorrow. What would you expect? Normally? Nah, he plays wing. Who? Norm Milley. I could go on all night. 9.7/10 If you somehow inserted Francious Guay....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Lalalalalalalalaugingathis. :lol: :lol: :lol: Laughing at this. ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I'm not concerned about the careers of the players taken before or after Peters(#34 overall, 7th pick of the 2nd round). I'm more interested in his pre-draft rankings. Was he really rated that highly? He had shown little to no scoring touch in the OHL at that point, and his skating and skills always left something to desire. I tried googling his draft profile, but didn't have any luck. PS Except for Miller and to a lesser extent Kalinin and Kotalik, the 1998-2000 draft classes were unbelievably bad. It's no surprise DR has traded away his 2nd round picks at the deadline the last few years. He is probably still having nightmares over his SEVEN 2nd round selections from those 3 years...Peters, Milley, Kristek, Bartovic, Janik, Zigomanis & Dicaire. :blink: http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00005054.html Good God. No wonder Regier keeps trading these 2nd rounders away. Horrific. Let's hope Luke Adam breaks the curse. (Might as well call it the LaFontaine Curse, BTW.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Came across this tidbit amidst my hockey history adventures just now: LaFontaine is one of four players in NHL history to skate for all three teams based in the state of New York. Who are the other three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Came across this tidbit amidst my hockey history adventures just now: LaFontaine is one of four players in NHL history to skate for all three teams based in the state of New York. Who are the other three? Mike Donolly, Jason Dawe, Marty Biron. This was brought up not too long ago IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Good God. No wonder Regier keeps trading these 2nd rounders away. Horrific. Let's hope Luke Adam breaks the curse. (Might as well call it the LaFontaine Curse, BTW.) To be fair, that 3 year streak of bad 2nd round picks was followed up by 2001 where he took Roy, Thorburn, and Pominville all in the 2nd round. Even with the loss of a marginal player at best in Thorburn, I'd say that one worked out quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 To be fair, that 3 year streak of bad 2nd round picks was followed up by 2001 where he took Roy, Thorburn, and Pominville all in the 2nd round. Even with the loss of a marginal player at best in Thorburn, I'd say that one worked out quite well. I was extremely bummed the day the Pens picked off Thornburn on waivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I was extremely bummed the day the Pens picked off Thornburn on waivers. And look at the one guy in that group who did survive waivers. It's funny how those things work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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