The Draft Day DISASTER That Made One Team Rich! 

The Red Wings drafted Danielson in 2023, and entire year before Eiserman was available

Cole Eiserman will be a Superstar in the NHL

Sliding down in the draft may be disappointing to a player the day of the draft, but it's really a good thing because the further he slides, the better the team he is going to. Take another Islander pick from long ago. Mike Bossy slid to 15th his draft year while being the best goal scorer in juniors. Nobody picked him because he "couldn't play defense". In sliding down he went to a team on the verge of winning 4 straight Stanley Cups. He could have been picked by the Colorado Rockies instead and played his career with a team that struggled to win 20 games a season.

I can't believe the Red wings passed up on this guy

Demidov at 5 seems a pretty big steal. Luke Misa at 150th is pretty good, and don't forget Aaron Kiviharju going in the fourth round.

Everyone isn’t losing their minds over the Eiserman pick.

Nate Danielson was drafted last season for Detroit and helenious was drafted by Buffalo. I agree he was a steal but please do your homework

Eiserman is no where near close to ovi 😂 ovi is one of the best at making his own shot… eiserman lacks that. While ovi is known for his one timer, ovi is actually a really undervalued passer. He would rather score than pass, but his passes are still leaps and bounds above eiserman. Edit: eiserman would be on the right circle for one timers, he’s left handed. You play off handed for one tees on the powerplay.

Anders Lee scored 40 in 2018.

Born in 2026!??? This guy hasn’t even been conceived yet

The Islanders had Anders Lee score 40 goals in 2017-2018, it's been 6 years, not decades

Konsta Helenius was drafted 14th by the Buffalo Sabres, not 15th by the Nashville Predators.

He was born in the future? That’s some real talent.

Usually when a player falls that far there's a better reason than "one dimensional" I wouldn't bank on this guy until we see how he handles the pro game

I hope this video will age well

Fantastic AAA one-timer, Great A+ wrist shot, A-level body/frame, mid-level B hockey IQ at current level (could improve), low to mid C+ skating talent, C- low defensive talent. That's why he was not a top 8 draftee. Could he be THE 2024 draft steal? Sure - but to do so he needs major (MAJOR!) improvements to be able to follow NHL-level talent.

I think his draft interviews didn't help him. Successful teams are made up of team first players. You don't want to see your star chasing a personal record and passing a chance to rest for the playoffs.

As an Islander fan, I'm glad we got a sniper. We got enough playmakers in the top 6 & need more shooters not passers. Really hope this praise is justified & the video ages even half as good as you say he is.

1:31 Laced his SCATES??? lol

Pump the breaks with this stuff. We hear this every year about some prospect who is supposedly the next great sniper and everyone is dumb for passing. Then 5 years later the player is still in minors.

Ivan Demidov at #5 is EASILY the biggest steal of the draft. He was supposed to go at #2 but he dropped because of the Russian factor. Demidov is a much better more complete 200 foot player than Cole Eiserman. Demidov can do it all: He has amazing hands, a great shot, has great vision, is a terrific playmaker and he's very solid in his own end as he backchecks ferociously. Eiserman is an elite sniper with a great shot but he has some serious work to do on the other aspects of his game - which explains why he dropped so far.

If the islanders actually develop him and do it properly to adapt to the NHL then he will have a good chance and also fix their roster hopefully soon

Buffalo got konsta Helenius at 14, not nashville. Nate Danielson was picked 9th in 2023, detroit picked nygaard at 15th. Yikes dude do your homework

Strangely contentious player. His numbers are so damn good... I think he was a steal for the Islanders. He seems way too motivated to not succeed at some level in the NHL. Reminds me of when teams were scared of drafting Cole Caufield.

19 people passing on free pizza? It’s really 19 people passing on free pizza for other free food. Typically much more interesting food

miracle Islanders got him…just like miracle they made playoffs with worst PK in NHL ..this is an absolute steal

Although eiserman has a great shot I wouldn’t put in the same tier as someone like bedard or matthews

First Raty and now Eiserman. Isles have been fortunate in grabbing good talent that falls to them.

Anders Lee scored 40 in 17-18

You think this 17 year old has the best shot since Ovi? Have you never heard of Pasternak, Draisaitl, Bedard, or Bouchard?

Caufield is a better player overall than Eiserman, even if he's a bit smaller.

Easy, his work ethic. Apparently his work ethic is shit and he was obsessed with getting the goal scoring record that he didn't bother to improve his game.

Born 2026? So he isn’t born yet? 😝

Skates** 😅 1:33

Born in August 2026?