Biggest Draft Bust in NHL History?

[Sabotage]

Over the past 20 years there have been a lot of good draft pickups by teams. With that being said, there have also been many huge mistakes at the draft. Post what you think is the worst one of all.

I'd have to go with Patrik Stefan. Let's face it, he didn;t meet the standards of a 1st overall draft pick. I don't know what the Thrashers were thinking but it's kind of sad to see who they potentially could have picked up. Just to name a few; Henrik & Daniel Sedin, Jordan Leopold, Henrik Zetterberg, Ryan Miller, Martin Erat, Ryan Malone, Barret Jackman, Steve McCarthy and Martin Havlat all could have been picked over Stefan. And who could forget this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI0CFWPxdss

[jadedeath]

Lindros drafted by Quebec and not wanting to play for the team.

Sub-Irony, after that season Quebec moved to Colorado and won the cup making Lindros look like a complete moron.

Logan

[Offender_Mullet]

Alexandre Daigle. Remember the hype? Yes. Remember him? No? Exactly. Worst pick ever.

I believe Lindros' career point totals end up averaging more than 1 point-per-game, so the guy was barely a bust. He just had a soft wittle head and wasn't healthy for most of his career.

Other hyped-up guys who were initially disappointing were: Rick DiPietro, but being the Islanders goalie isn't exactly easy and Roman Hamirlik, although he's done decently on Montreal the past few years.

Just by looking at the #1 Draft Picks over the past 26 years, they only seem to have a few random weak ones in the 1990's. Other than that, they've mostly been solid.

1984 Mario Lemieux

1985 Wendel Clark

1986 Joe Murphy

1987 Pierre Turgeon

1988 Mike Modano

1989 Mats Sundin

1990 Owen Nolan

1991 Eric Lindros

1992 Roman Hamrlik

1993 Alexandre Daigle

1994 Ed Jovanovski

1995 Bryan Berard

1996 Chris Phillips

1997 Joe Thornton

1998 Vincent Lecavalier

1999 Patrik Stefan

2000 Rick DiPietro

2001 Ilya Kovalchuk

2002 Rick Nash

2003 Marc-Andre Fleury

2004 Alexander Ovechkin

2005 Sidney Crosby

2006 Erik Johnson

2007 Patrick Kane

2008 Steven Stamkos

2009 John Tavares

2010 Edmonton Oilers - ? Regardless of who they pick, their team can't be any worse off than it is now.

[Kev1080P]

not a big hockey fan but living in atlanta, i know patrik stefan was nowhere near the level that a #1 pick should be, hes was average on his best day

[PrivatePixel]

Originally Posted by Offender_Mullet

Alexandre Daigle. Remember the hype? Yes. Remember him? No? Exactly. Worst pick ever.

I believe Lindros' career point totals end up averaging more than 1 point-per-game, so the guy was barely a bust. He just had a soft wittle head and wasn't healthy for most of his career.

As a former Senators fan, I'm reminded of the pain that was Daigle's career.

Lindros had a fairly productive career, even though he never lived up to the billing of 'The Next One'. His style of play was not conducive to a lengthy career, as evident by the number of concussions he incurred while in the league. I think I still have a hockey blade that he autographed (before he entered the draft) somewhere in my parents' basement.

[Steel Panther]

Originally Posted by Offender_Mullet

Alexandre Daigle. Remember the hype? Yes. Remember him? No? Exactly. Worst pick ever.

It's not even close. By far, the biggest bust EVER. He's the NHL's Ryan Leaf.

[Jellybeans]

Alexandre Daigle

[Ferris]

Originally Posted by Jellybeans

Alexandre Daigle

Definitely Daigle...

[Boston Litigator]

Daigle no doubt