The draft, with hindsight

Redraft

Every NHL draft from 2010 to 2020, run again in order of what the players actually became. Who should have gone first, who slipped through, and who never should have been picked that high.

    The do-over

    The first round, redone

    The top 32 of each class by career value. The badge is how far a player jumps from where he really went.

      Steals

      Should have gone top 3

      The latest picks who come out top three in the redo.

        Busts

        Top 5 picks who fell furthest

        Picked in the top five, and where they land now.

          Report card

          Who drafted best

          Each franchise's picks against what the same draft slots usually return, all 11 drafts added up. Atlanta picks count for Winnipeg, Arizona picks for Utah. Seattle's first draft was 2021, so it isn't graded yet.

            How it works

            The math

              Skater values from MoneyPuck.com

              Sources