Looking at the "Official Bust" thread, it made me wonder how many times was a terrible selection made right before an amazing selection(s)? This isn't really fantasy relevant, but it's always fun to look back and think how different a team would have been if they just selected player X instead of player Y. It was quite difficult to label any busts in 2009 and 2010 as most of them have not yet made their respective NHL clubs yet, so I chose to stop at 2008.

Click HERE for part 1 of the series (2000-2004)


2005

Round 2, Pick 32: Tyler Plante: No NHL GP Atlanta
Round 2, Pick 33: James Neal: 234GP, 137 Points Dallas

Round 2, Pick 43: Mike Blunden: 51GP, 4 Points Chicago
Round 2, Pick 44: Paul Stastny: 348GP, 321 Points Colorado

Round 2, Pick 50: Dany Roussin: No NHL GP Los Angeles
Round 2, Pick 51: Mason Raymond: 273GP, 136 Points Vancouver

Round 2, Pick 61: Michael Gergen: No NHL GP Pittsburgh
Round 3, Pick 62: Kristopher Letang: 299GP, 129 Points Pittsburgh

Round 3, Pick 71: Richard Clune: 14GP, 2 Points Dallas
Round 3, Pick 72: Jonathan Quick: 180GP, 96 Wins Los Angeles

Round 3, Pick 78: Teemu Laakso: 8GP, 0 Points Nashville
Round 3, Pick 79: Cody Franson: 141GP, 50 Points Nashville

Round 4, Pick 104: Matt Duffy: No NHL GP Florida
Round 4, Pick 105: Keith Yandle: 283GP, 144 Points Phoenix

Round 7, Pick 229: Phillipe Paquet: No NHL GP Montreal
Round 7, Pick 230: Patric Hornqvist: 187GP, 106 Points Nashville


2006

Round 1, Pick 21: Bob Sanguinetti: 5GP, 0 Points New York R
Round 1, Pick 22: Claude Giroux: 208GP, 150 Points Philadelphia

Round 1, Pick 24: Dennis Persson: No NHL GP Buffalo
Round 1, Pick 25: Patrik Berglund: 228GP, 125 Points St. Louis

Round 2, Pick 43: Riley Holzapfel: No NHL GP Atlanta
Round 2, Pick 44: Nikolai Kulemin: 233GP, 124 Points Toronto

Round 2, Pick 49: Ben Maxwell: 32GP, 2 Points Montreal
Round 2, Pick 50: Milan Lucic: 278GP, 151 Points Boston

Round 2, Pick 53: Mathieu Carle: 3GP, 0 Points Montreal
Round 2, Pick 54: Artem Anisimov: 165GP, 72 Points New York R

Round 2, Pick 62: Dick Axelsson: No NHL GP Detroit
Round 2, Pick 63: Jamie McBain: 90GP, 40 Points Carolina

Round 3, Pick 68: Eric Gryba: No NHL GP Ottawa
Round 3, Pick 69: Steve Mason: 173GP, 77 Wins Columbus

Round 3, Pick 70: Robin Figren: No NHL GP New York I
Round 3, Pick 71: Brad Marchand: 97GP, 42 Points Boston
Round 3, Pick 72: Cal Clutterbuck: 230GP, 73 Points Minnesota

Round 4, Pick 98: James DeLory: No NHL GP San Jose
Round 4, Pick 99: James Reimer: 37GP, 20 Wins Toronto


2007

Round 1, Pick 25: Patrick White: No NHL GP Vancouver
Round 1, Pick 26: David Perron: 235GP, 131 Points St. Louis

Round 2, Pick 41: Kevin Marshall: No NHL GP Philadelphia
Round 2, Pick 42: Eric Tangradi: 16GP, 3 Points Anaheim
Round 2, Pick 43: P.K. Subban: 79GP, 40 Points Montreal

Round 2, Pick 60: Ruslan Bashkirov: No NHL GP Ottawa
Round 2, Pick 61: Wayne Simmonds: 240GP, 93 Points Los Angeles

Round 5, Pick 128: Austin Smith: No NHL GP Dallas
Round 5, Pick 129: Jamie Benn: 151GP, 97 Points Dallas


2008

Round 1, Pick 21: Anton Gustafsson: No NHL GP Washington
Round 1, Pick 22: Jordan Eberle: 69GP, 43 Points Edmonton

Round 1, Pick 25: Greg Nemisz: 6GP, 1 Point Calgary
Round 1, Pick 26: Tyler Ennis: 92GP, 58 Points Buffalo
Round 1, Pick 27: John Carlson: 104GP, 43 Points Washington

Round 2, Pick 50: Cameron Gaunce: 11GP, 1 Point Colorado
Round 2, Pick 51: Derek Stepan: 82GP, 45 Points New York R

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