Originally Posted by CallMeJerry

Thanks Steamer! I love threads like this!

Based on the 7 seasons since the lockout, the average top 15 scorer by years from draft are:

(0-2) - 1.43
(3-5) - 3.00
(6-8) - 3.14
(9-11) - 4.00
(12-14) - 1.57
(15 +) - 1.86

Generally the players were 1st rounders – and a majority are high 1st rounders. (Martin St Louis was the freak outlier being in the top 15 four times after never being drafted!)

Most under-rated (by me) – Joe Thornton was on the most (six of seven) top 15’s. Respect!

So if we’re talking about the 2017-18 season, I’ll take

1 guy from the 2015-17 drafts – Connor McDavid
3 from the 2012-14 – Yakupov, McKinnon, Galchenyuk
3 from the 2009-11 – Tavares, Seguin, RNH
4 from the 2006-08 – Kessel, Stamkos, Eberle, Schultz (strictly a hope & prayer since I have him in my league – only Karlsson made a top 15 as a D)
2 from 2003-05 – Eric Staal, Malkin
2 from 2002 and prior – Sedin, Sedin

Notable omissions due to injury risks/playing style – Crosby, Hall, Giroux
Notable omissions due to flakiness – Ovechkin, Kane