FunkedUp 29 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 I've been just thinking about the success the Wings have been having. without recent high draft picks. It has led me to wonder about other teams. So, in recent years, how many first round draft picks (that are on the roster) has Detroit had? What about a team like Pittsburgh? I've been trying to think about how many they have, and I could only think of Crosby, Malkin, and Staal, but I know I'm missing others. Its great to see the Wings remain elite without many first round draft picks, while other franchises NEED them desperately to compete. Thoughts... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 Our first round picks for the last 15 years: 2007: Brendan Smith 2005: Jakub Kindl 2000: Niklas Kronwall 1998: Jiri Fischer 1996: Jesse Wallin 1995: Max Kuznetsov 1994: Yan Golubovsky 1993: Anders Eriksson That's it. I think it's pretty clear the Wings built this dynasty for the most part despite their first-rounders, not because of them. But it's not really true that the Wings remain elite without high draft picks. Holland is just really smart about trading them away, and doing so has brought us a lot of talent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doggy 130 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 Hossa, Flower, Gonchar, Whitney and Sykora were all first-rounders too. There's probably more. Kronwall is the only first rounder for us that I can think of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xitium 272 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) 2 out of the last 4 years the Wings have not had a first round draft pick, iirc. One of the 1st rounders was I think Kindl (He isn't playing yet, just thinking out loud...). Also one of those years the highest pick was round three and that was Franzen. Edited May 19, 2008 by Xitium Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommingthepuck96 1 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Detroit devleops their players. Had datsyuk, zetterberg, hudler, filpula ect been drafted by other teams besides detroit i dont think they would be nearly as good as they are today. Not taking anything away from them, but detroit does the best job at developing players. Edited May 19, 2008 by tommingthepuck96 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RWK23 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Pitt has three number one overall picks (Crosby, Malkin, Fleury) and a number two overall (Staal). Like Doggy pointed out, they have several other first rounders on their team as well. The Wings' first rounders are Cleary (13th overall), Stuart (3rd overall), and Kronwall (29th overall). That's it, unless I'm mistaken. I'll research a little bit more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vangvace 12 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Per TSN and excluding players listed as inactive... 13 current Penguins drafted in the first round (5 players drafted/undrafted after 4th round) Beech Crosby Hossa Malkin Roberts Staal Sykora Taffe Gonchar Orpik Sydor Whitney Fluery 4 current Wings drafted in the first round (13 players drafted/undrafted after 4th round) Stuart Kronwall Kindl Cleary Different methods similar results this season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Our first round picks for the last 15 years: 2007: Brendan Smith 2005: Jakub Kindl 2000: Niklas Kronwall 1998: Jiri Fischer 1996: Jesse Wallin 1995: Max Kuznetsov 1994: Yan Golubovsky 1993: Anders Eriksson That's it. I think it's pretty clear the Wings built this dynasty for the most part despite their first-rounders, not because of them. But it's not really true that the Wings remain elite without high draft picks. Holland is just really smart about trading them away, and doing so has brought us a lot of talent. We sure do love drafting defenseman. Who was the last forward we drafted in the first round and how long ago was it? It'd be nice to see a change up this year with our current depth at defense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vangvace 12 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 We sure do love drafting defenseman. Who was the last forward we drafted in the first round and how long ago was it? It'd be nice to see a change up this year with our current depth at defense. Bowen 1992 draft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xitium 272 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Pitt has three number one overall picks (Crosby, Malkin, Fleury) and a number two overall (Staal). Like Doggy pointed out, they have several other first rounders on their team as well. The Wings' first rounders are Cleary (13th overall), Stuart (3rd overall), and Kronwall (29th overall). That's it, unless I'm mistaken. I'll research a little bit more. Sounds like Quebec/Colorado syndrome. Good thing that: A. They arent in the same conference as the Wings... B. Salary Cap is going to break all that talent apart shortly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Pitt has three number one overall picks (Crosby, Malkin, Fleury) and a number two overall (Staal). Like Doggy pointed out, they have several other first rounders on their team as well. The Wings' first rounders are Cleary (13th overall), Stuart (3rd overall), and Kronwall (29th overall). That's it, unless I'm mistaken. I'll research a little bit more. Malkin was drafted 2nd overall (first that year was Ovechkin). Here's their 14 first round draft picks on their roster: Crosby (1) Fleury (1) Malkin (2) Staal (2) Whitney (5) Sydor (7) - hasn't played in playoffs Beech (7) - hasn't played in playoffs Hossa (12) Roberts (12) - has only played 6 playoff games so far Gonchar (14) Sykora (18) Orpik (18) Smith (23) - hasn't played in playoffs Taffe (30) - hasn't played in playoffs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vangvace 12 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Malkin was drafted 2nd overall (first that year was Ovechkin). Here's their 14 first round draft picks on their roster: Crosby (1) Fleury (1) Malkin (2) Staal (2) Whitney (5) Sydor (7) - hasn't played in playoffs Beech (7) - hasn't played in playoffs Hossa (12) Roberts (12) - has only played 6 playoff games so far Gonchar (14) Sykora (18) Orpik (18) Smith (23) - hasn't played in playoffs Taffe (30) - hasn't played in playoffs Damn... missed Smith from my list Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunkedUp 29 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 So the current first rounders that are currently on the roster: *** = team drafted by. Pittsburgh. Crosby (1) Fleury (1) Malkin (2) Staal (2) Whitney (5) Orpik (18) Hossa (12) *** OTT Roberts (12) *** CAL Gonchar (14) ***WAS Sykora (18) *** NJ Sydor (7) *** LA Smith (23) *** VAN Taffe (30) *** STL Beech (7) *** WAS Detroit. (Over the last 10 seasons the Wings have only had four first-round choices, and none of them were higher than 19th overall.) Kronwall (29) Cleary (13) *** CHI Stuart (3) *** SAN Is this right? I think so... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
